Wordiyopenance
🇬🇧 UK/'penәns/🇺🇸 US
GREA1
Definitions
n.
Voluntary self-punishment or hardship undertaken to show regret for wrongdoing; a Christian sacrament involving confession and atonement
自我惩罚，苦修；（天主教）忏悔圣事，赎罪
v.
To impose penance on someone
使悔罪，使赎罪
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.perform penance进行忏悔
- 2.do penance做赎罪
Example Sentences
- 1.
He performed penance by volunteering at a homeless shelter for months.
- 2.
In religious traditions, penance is a way to show genuine repentance.