| 单词 | penitent |
| 释义 | penitent (once / 500 pages) adjn Penitent means deeply sorry, ashamed, and full of remorse. If you feel sorry––or just want to appear to––you should adopt a penitent manner. Penitent comes from the Latin word paenitere, which means to repent. It can be either noun or adjective. Though it's not restricted to them, penitent often pops up in religious contexts, particularly as a noun, as in, "The penitent threw herself at the bishop's feet and begged forgiveness for her sins." WORD FAMILYpenitent: impenitent, penitence, penitently, penitents+/impenitent: impenitence, impenitency, impenitently/penitence: penitences, penitential, penitentiary/penitential: penitentially/penitentiary: penitentiaries USAGE EXAMPLESAt the end of it all, Gabor appeared anything but penitent--or unhappy. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) He is master and journeyman, penitent and shaman, depending on the moment. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) I looked at the candles in my basket — that penitent purple and that perky pink. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) 1adj feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds Syn|Ant repentant ashamed feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse bad, regretful, sorryfeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthfulfeeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses penitential, penitentiaryshowing or constituting penance impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant not penitent or remorseful unashamedused of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame unregenerate, unregeneratednot reformed morally or spiritually 2n (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) Hypo|Hyper flagellant a person who whips himself as a religious penance religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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