penitent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
  2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
    — Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
  3. One under the direction of a confessor.
形容词 adj.
  1. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
    — Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
  2. Doing penance.
    — […] But we that know what ’tis to faſt and pray, / Are penitent for your default to day.

词形变化

more penitent comparative most penitent superlative pænitent alternative,archaic penitant alternative,obsolete pœnitent alternative,archaic,nonstandard penitents plural pænitent alternative,archaic penitant alternative,obsolete pœnitent alternative,archaic,nonstandard

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpenitent penitence penitently unpenitent

词源

词源 1
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“to cause to repent; to regret, repent”). Doublet of penitente.
词源 2
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“to cause to repent; to regret, repent”). Doublet of penitente.
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