When love and marriage are offered, she rejects them, serving a self-inflicted penance.当有人示爱或求婚时, 她都为了自我惩罚而拒绝。

Sincere penance consists of resolving to avoid in the future those deeds that call for remorse.真诚悔过就要下定决心避免犯下那些将来引起悔恨的行为。

a time of fasting, penance and pilgrimage禁食、补赎及朝圣的时期

The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒, 以作为一种补赎。

She left her family to travel to Jerusalem to do penance for an early sin.她离家前往耶路撒冷, 补赎早年的一个罪孽。

Father Rowan gave her penance and absolution.罗恩神父让她进行了告解并为她赦罪。

He's let some of them off with being penanced.他已经让他们中一些行过告解的人离开了。