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单词 confession
释义

confession

UK /kənˈfeʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singularconfession
pluralconfessions

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    countable a spoken or written statement in which you admit that you have committed a crime

    Higgs later made a full confession to the police.

    Synonyms and related words

    Giving information to the police or other authorities
  2. 2
    countable a statement about yourself that you would not normally make because you are embarrassed about it or because people could be disappointed by it

    His speech was seen as a confession of weakness.

    make a confession:

    I have a confession to make – I forgot your present.

    Synonyms and related words

    Admissions and confessions
  3. 3
    countable/uncountable a statement that you make to a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, in which you say what bad things you have done and ask to be forgiven
    Synonyms and related words

    Roman Catholicism
  4. 4
    countable an official statement about what religious beliefs you have

    a confession of faith

    Synonyms and related words

    Religious ceremonies and practices

confession

US /kənˈfeʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singularconfession
pluralconfessions

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    countable a spoken or written statement in which you admit that you have committed a crime

    Higgs later made a full confession to the police.

    Synonyms and related words

    Giving information to the police or other authorities
  2. 2
    countable a statement about yourself that you would not normally make because you are embarrassed about it or because people could be disappointed by it

    His speech was seen as a confession of weakness.

    make a confession:

    I have a confession to make – I forgot your present.

    Synonyms and related words

    Admissions and confessions
  3. 3
    countable/uncountable a statement that you make to a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, in which you say what bad things you have done and ask to be forgiven
    Synonyms and related words

    Roman Catholicism
  4. 4
    countable an official statement about what religious beliefs you have

    a confession of faith

    Synonyms and related words

    Religious ceremonies and practices
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