| 单词 | confess |
| 释义 | Word Frequency confess(kənˈfɛs) verb (when tr, may take a clause as object) 1. (when intr, often foll by to) to make an acknowledgment or admission (of faults, misdeeds, crimes, etc) 2. (transitive) to admit or grant to be true; concede 3. Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic Church to declare (one's sins) to God or to a priest as his representative, so as to obtain pardon and absolution Derived forms confessable (conˈfessable) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French confesser, from Late Latin confessāre, from Latin confessus confessed, from confitērī to admit, from fatērī to acknowledge; related to Latin fārī to speak |
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