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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Since I retired,
自从我退休以后，
I met her last Sunday.
我上个星期日遇见她。
I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!
我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！