penitent
UK/'penitәnt/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Feeling sincere remorse for wrongdoing.
悔过的，忏悔的。
n.
A person who repents, especially one confessing to a priest.
悔罪者，告解者。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin paenitēre (to feel regret, kin to poena). A penitent person feels the inner penalty of guilt — same root idea as repent, via the pen- spelling.
Root pun still carries 33 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.penitent attitude忏悔的态度
Example Sentences
- 1.
He knelt, penitent, before the altar.
- 2.
The priest listened to each penitent in turn.