penance
US
UK penance n: (religion: sacrament) (天主教)
SC 忏悔 chàn huǐ
Penance is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.
penance n: (religion: self-punishment)
SC （为了赎罪的）苦修 wèi le shú zuì de kǔ xiū
SC 自我惩罚 wèi le shú zuì de kǔ xiū，zì wǒ chéng fá
For every sin, you must do penance.
penance n: (repentance)
SC 悔过 huǐ guò
The former felon runs a rehab group now as penance for his life of crime.
do penance vi: (make amends for [sth])
SC 赎罪 shú zuì
SC 补偿 shú zuì，bǔ cháng
TC 補償
TC 補償
He's done penance for his mistake and wants to be part of the family again.