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- penitent
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ADJ-GRADED
悔过的; 忏悔的;愧疚的 Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions.
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Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past...
罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前,对过去的事几乎无颜以对。
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She is deeply penitent.
她深感愧疚。
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...penitent criminals.
悔过的罪犯
penitently
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He sat penitently in his chair by the window.
他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。
- Noun
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1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- Adjective
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1. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
- synonym: repentant
- antonym: impenitent,unrepentant,unremorseful


