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单词 repentant
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•pent•ant  (ri pentnt, -pentənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. repenting;
    penitent;
    experiencing repentance.
  2. characterized by or showing repentance:a repentant mood.
  • Old French repentant (present participle of repentir). See repent1, -ant
  • Middle English repentaunt 1250–1300
re•pentant•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reˈpentant /rɪˈpɛntənt/ adj
  1. reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite
  2. characterized by or proceeding from a sense of contrition: a repentant heart, his repentant words

reˈpentantly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•pent1 /rɪˈpɛnt/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to feel regretful or sorry for (something one has done): [+ of + object]to repent of an act.[+ object]He repented his angry words.
re•pent•ance /rɪˈpɛntəns/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]repentance for one's sins.
re•pent•ant, adj. See -pen-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•pent1  (ri pent),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct;
    regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of ):He repented after his thoughtless act.
  2. to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better;
    be penitent.

v.t. 
  1. to remember or regard with self-reproach or contrition:to repent one's injustice to another.
  2. to feel sorry for;
    regret:to repent an imprudent act.
  • Latin paenitēre to regret, be sorry); see penitent
  • Old French repentir, equivalent. to re- re- + pentir to feel sorrow (
  • Middle English repenten 1250–1300
re•penter, n. 
re•penting•ly, adv. 

re•pent2  (rēpənt, ri pent),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. creeping.
  • Latin rēpent- (stem of rēpēns), present participle of rēpere to crawl, creep; see -ent
  • 1660–70

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