penance [ˈpenəns]
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基本释义
n.(赎罪的)惩罪
英英释义
an act which shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons
参考例句
They had confessed their sins and done their penance. 他们已经告罪并做了补赎。
She knelt at her mother's feet in penance. 她忏悔地跪在母亲脚下。
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