| 释义 |
penance/ˈpenəns/ n. & v.●n. 1 an act of self-punishment as reparation for guilt (表示赎罪的)自我惩罚行为 2a (in the RC and Orthodox Church) a sacrament including confession of and absolution for a sin (天主教、东正教中的)忏悔；赦罪 b a penalty imposed esp. by a priest, or undertaken voluntarily, for a sin 为赎罪而被强加的(尤指牧师所强加的或自愿接受的)处罚 ●v. tr. impose a penance on 使悔罪；使苦修 □ do penance perform a penance 悔罪；苦修 [Middle English via Old French from Latin paenitentia (as PENITENT)] |