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repent基本信息

读法：英 [rɪ"pent] 美 [rɪ"pɛnt]

释义：

  • vi. 后悔；忏悔
  • vt. 后悔；对…感到后悔
  • adj. [植] 匍匐生根的；[动] 爬行的

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    英英释义

    Verb:

  • turn away from sin or do penitence
  • feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

    • 中英词源

    repent 悔过，忏悔

    re-,表强调，-pent,惩罚，悔罪，词源同 pain,punish,penitentiary.引申词义悔过，忏悔。

    repent (v.)
    c. 1300, "to feel such regret for sins or crimes as produces amendment of life," from Old French repentir (11c.), from re-, here probably an intensive prefix (see re-), + Vulgar Latin *penitire "to regret," from Latin poenitire "make sorry," from poena (see penal). The distinction between regret (q.v.) and repent is made in many modern languages, but the differentiation is not present in older periods. Related: Repented; repenting.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 repents;
    过去式 repented;
    过去分词 repented;
    现在分词 repenting;

    权威造句

    1. I am a sinner and I need to repent of my sins.
    我是个罪人，必须忏悔我的罪过。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished.
    那些拒不悔改的人，他说，将会受到惩罚。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.
    悔罪者可得到赦免.

    来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    4. It"s too late to repent.
    悔之晚矣.

    来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    5. I have nothing to repent of.
    我没有什么可忏悔的.

    来自《现代汉英综合大词典》wWw.WEntIYi.CoM

    近反义词

  • regret 后悔
  • be sorry 很抱歉
  • atone 补偿
  • apologize 道歉
  • feel sorrow 表示悲痛, 感到伤心...
  • rue 懊悔

    • 相似短语

  • repent of v. 后悔
  • too late to repent 后悔莫及
  • Marry in haste and repent at leisure 草率结婚后悔多
  • Marry in haste and repent at leisure. st. 草率结婚后悔多.

    • 单词分析

    暂无,等待补充.

    记忆方法

    1、re- "intensive prefix" + pent- "regret".

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