英语词汇“penitent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pen•i•tent adj.

expressing sorrow for wrongdoing and desiring to make up for the wrong; repentant;
contrite.

n. [countable]

a penitent person.

pen•i•tence, n. [uncountable]
pen•i•ten•tial adj.
pen•i•tent•ly, adv. See -pen-.

pen•i•tent adj.

feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment;
repentant;
contrite.

a penitent person.
Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.

Anglo-French; see penance
Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (stem of paenitēns), present participle of paenitēre to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt
Middle English 1325–75

pen′i•tent•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remorseful, rueful, sorrowful.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unrepentant, impenitent.

penitent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ adj

feeling regret for one's sins; repentant

a person who is penitent
a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them
a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him

Etymology: 14th Century: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin

ˈpenitence n ˈpenitently adv

单词	penitent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pen•i•tent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/USA pronunciation adj. expressing sorrow for wrongdoing and desiring to make up for the wrong; repentant; contrite. n. [countable] a penitent person. pen•i•tence, n. [uncountable] pen•i•ten•tial /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. pen•i•tent•ly, adv. See -pen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pen•i•tent (pen′i tənt),USA pronunciation adj. feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite. n. a penitent person. Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance. Anglo-French; see penance Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (stem of paenitēns), present participle of paenitēre to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt Middle English 1325–75 pen′i•tent•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remorseful, rueful, sorrowful. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unrepentant, impenitent. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: penitent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ adj feeling regret for one's sins; repentant n a person who is penitent a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him Etymology: 14th Century: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin ˈpenitence n ˈpenitently adv
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