- feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant悔罪的, 悔过的; 忏悔的; 表示悔罪的：
a penitent expression.
表示悔过的表情。
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- a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God悔罪者, 悔过者; （基督教的）忏悔者。
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- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes（罗马天主教的）赎罪者。
派生词
penitence
nounpenitently
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitent- 'repenting', from the verb paenitere.