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单词 penitence
例句 penitencenoun

a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoingthe sincerity of the player's penitence is questionable—he began to express remorse only after the suspension was handed down

contriteness, contrition, guilt, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, self-reproach, shame

compunction, misgiving, prick, qualm, scrupleblame, culpability, faultliability, rap, responsibilitychagrin, embarrassmentanguish, distress, grief, ruth, sadness, sorrowbloodguilt, bloodguiltinessapology, excuses, hand-wringing, mea culpa

impenitence, remorselessness

penitence, repentance, contrition, compunction, remorse mean regret for sin or wrongdoing.penitence implies sad and humble realization of and regret for one's misdeeds.absolution is dependent upon sincere penitencerepentance adds the implication of a resolve to change.repentance accompanied by a complete change of charactercontrition stresses the sorrowful regret that constitutes true penitence.tearful expressions of contritioncompunction implies a painful sting of conscience especially for contemplated wrongdoing.had no compunctions about taking back what is mineremorse suggests prolonged and insistent self-reproach and mental anguish for past wrongs and especially for those whose consequences cannot be remedied.thieves untroubled by feelings of remorse

in the 13th century

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