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复数形式
penances
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忏悔, 赎罪
a punishment imposed by a priest or oneself in order to express regret for the sins committed
- The priest gave him a penance of praying the rosary daily for a month.
牧师给了他一个月的每日念玫瑰经的补赎。
- She performed penance by fasting and donating to the poor.
她通过禁食和捐赠给穷人来忏悔。
- In medieval times, pilgrims undertook penance by walking barefoot to holy sites.
在中世纪，朝圣者通过赤脚走向圣地来进行忏悔。
- His public apology was a form of penance for his mistakes.
他的公开道歉是对他错误的一种忏悔形式。
- The ritual required penance through silence and reflection.
仪式要求通过沉默和反思进行忏悔。
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忏悔, 悔恨
a feeling of regret for one's past actions
- She felt deep penance for betraying her friend's trust and wanted to make amends.
她因背叛朋友的信任而感到深深的悔恨，并想要弥补。
- His penance was evident in the way he tried to rectify his past actions through selfless deeds.
他的忏悔在他试图通过无私的行为来纠正自己过去的行为方式中显而易见。
- She was overwhelmed by a deep penance, constantly regretting the hurt she had caused.
她被深深的忏悔所淹没，不断为自己造成的伤害感到后悔。
- The feeling of penance lingered with him, as he replayed his actions in his mind over and over.
悔恨的感觉一直萦绕着他，他在脑海中一遍又一遍地回放自己的行为。
- The feeling of penance was so strong that he could hardly bear to face those he had wronged.
忏悔的感觉如此强烈，以至于他几乎无法面对那些他曾经伤害过的人。
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忏悔, 赎罪
voluntary suffering or inconvenience accepted as an apology or to make amends
- As penance for his mistake, he volunteered at the shelter every weekend for a month.
为了赎罪他的错误，他连续一个月每个周末都在收容所做志愿者。
- He viewed his long hours of community service as penance for the harm he had caused.
他把自己长时间的社区服务视为对自己造成伤害的忏悔。
- The CEO's pay cut was a public penance for the company's scandal.
CEO的减薪是对公司丑闻的公开忏悔。
- He wore a ridiculous hat as penance for losing the bet.
他戴了一顶可笑的帽子作为输掉赌注的忏悔。
- His penance for the wrong he had done involved writing letters of apology to those he hurt.
他为自己所犯错误的忏悔包括给那些他伤害过的人写道歉信。