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单词 impenitent
释义

impenitent

/ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt /
adjective
Not feeling shame or regret about one’s actions or attitudes: impenitent elitists...
  • But apparently the real purpose of the Mass is to provide a setting in which we feel comfortable with our impenitent persistence in grave sin.
  • It is not to pretend the impenitent person is penitent.
  • He is also assured, brilliant, and impenitent, often justifying appalling military actions.

Synonyms

unrepentant, unrepenting, without regret/remorse, uncontrite, remorseless, unremorseful, shameless, unashamed, unblushing, unapologetic, unabashed, brazen, conscienceless

Derivatives

impenitence

/ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)ns / noun ...
  • His point is that Christians need to resist these urges, since acting them out cannot please God and will reveal lethal impenitence.

impenitency

noun

impenitently

/ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)ntli / adverb ...
  • An enemy is somebody who, impenitently and with malice aforethought, means ill and chooses to do you harm for the sake of his own selfish purposes.
  • What it wears on its star-crossed sleeves may be more nerve than heart, but it is heartily droll: a piece of impenitently delinquent sophomoric sardonicism I would characterize as juvenile astringency.
  • Historical shame and resentment is here straightforwardly acknowledged, impenitently.

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin impaenitent- 'not repenting', from Latin in- 'not' + paenitere 'repent'.

Rhymes

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