repent
/rɪˈpent/verb
no obj.
1- feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin悔恨, 悔悟; 表示后悔：
the Padre urged his listeners to repent
神父劝说听众忏悔
he repented of his action.
他对自己的行为感到后悔。
1.1
- with obj. view or think of (an action or omission) with deep regret or remorse对…感到后悔, 悔恨：
Marian came to repent her hasty judgement.
玛丽安开始对自己轻率的判断感到后悔。
1.2
repent oneself
archaic feel regret or penitence about〈古〉为…感到后悔：I repent me of all I did.
我对自己所做的一切感到悔恨。
派生词
repentance
nounrepentant
adjectiverepenter
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir （based on Latin paenitere 'cause to repent'）.