| 单词 | confession |
| 释义 | confession confession /kənˈfeʃ.ən/ noun [C or U] B2 the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: » I've got a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.» I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure.» Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done.» He made a full confession to the police.Thesaurus+: ↑Admitting and confessingF0 an occasion when a Christian tells God or, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, tells a priest formally and privately, what they have done wrong so that they can be forgiven: » Have you been to confession recently?» The priest heard his confession.Thesaurus+: ↑Forgiveness in religionThesaurus+: ↑Religious practices• • • Extra Examples:» After being questioned by the police for two days, Johnson signed a confession.» The two men allege that the police forced them to make false confessions.» One day he just walked into his local police station and made a full confession.» It was such an extraordinary confession that I couldn't think what to say in reply.» Her confession was no surprise to him, as he had long suspected that she had a secret lover. |
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