Penitent
[ 'pɛnətənt ]
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adj. 悔罪的，悔过的;
n. 后悔者;忏悔者;
💡 词根助记
penit处罚+ent形容词后缀→引申为受惩罚而后悔→忏悔的，悔过的
📝 例句
Not penitent;unrepentant.
不知悔悟的；无悔意的
not penitent or remorseful.
不知悔悟的或无悔意的。
They all appeared very penitent, and begged hard for their lives.
他们一个个表示悔罪，苦苦地哀求饶命。
Those who were penitent obtained absolution.
悔过者获得了赦免。
I have grown neither humble nor penitent by what has passed.
这段时间发生的事情并未使我变得谦卑，也未使我后悔。
🌱 联想助记
【记】pen-笔,it-拼音“他”,ent-结束:他用笔把自己扎结束了→后悔
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
penitent
adj
feeling or showing regret or remorse for having done sth wrong 後悔的; 悔罪的; 忏悔的
a penitent sinner 悔悟的罪人. penitent, n (religion 宗) penitent person, esp one who is doing penance(2) 悔罪者; 忏悔者; （尤指）告解者.
🔁 扩展释义
*['penitәnt]a. 忏悔的, 悔悟的, 表示悔罪的n. 忏悔的人, 悔罪者
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Who's your favorite celebrith?
你最崇拜的名人是谁？
The bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing.
生来能唱的鸟，不愿唱也得叫它唱。
Good. But we need some more. Uncle Wang is coming to supper.
好的。但我还要更多点。王伯伯今天来吃晚饭。