confession
/kənˈfeʃən/noun
1
- a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime认罪; 供认, 招供; 供状：
he signed a confession to both the murders
他在两件谋杀案的供状上都签了字
mass noun proof of this crime must be established by confession.这一罪行的证据必须经认罪后才能确定。
1.1
- an admission or acknowledgement that one has done something about which one is ashamed or embarrassed认错; 坦白; 承认：
by his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism.
据他自己承认, 他曾险些误入歧途, 沾染嗜酒的恶习。
1.2
- a formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty（尤指对神父的）忏悔：
she still had not been to confession.
她仍未去忏悔。参见SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION.
1.3
confessions
often humorous intimate revelations about a person's private life or occupation, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or film〈常幽默〉（尤指书报, 电影中以耸人听闻的手法暴露某人私生活或职业的）私生活揭秘, 忏悔录：confessions of a driving instructor.
一位驾驶教练的自白。
2
- （亦作confession of faith）a statement setting out essential religious doctrine（宗教）信仰声明。
2.1
- （亦作Confession）the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith（有共同信条的）宗教团体, 教派, 教会。
2.2
- a statement of one's principles信仰声明; 行为准则的声明：
his words are a political confession of faith.
他的话是一种政治信仰的声明。
派生词
confessionary
adjective词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio（n-）， from confiteri 'acknowledge' （see CONFESS）.