喜樂美語
  1. 1贖罪、悔過(常用於宗教脈絡)

    Something a person does to show they are truly sorry for doing something wrong, often chosen as a kind of self-punishment. It's also a specific religious practice, especially in Catholicism, where a person confesses their wrongs and then does something to make up for them.

core核心畫面

組成from Latin 'paenitentia' (being sorry, repentance)

同家族的字

  • repentshares the same Latin root, meaning to feel and show sorrow for wrongdoing
  • penitentshares the same root — describes someone who feels sorry and shows it

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

penancenoun/ˈpɛn.əns/

  • 1

    A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

    • Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, / And penance more will do."
  • 2

    A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).

  • 3

    Any instrument of self-punishment.

  • 4

    obsoleterepentance

  • 5

    obsoletepain; sorrow; suffering

penanceverb/ˈpɛn.əns/

  • 1

    To impose penance; to punish.

    • She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf, / Some demon mistress, or the demon's self.

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