repentant

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'pentənt/🇺🇸 US/ri'pentәnt/

B2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling or showing sincere regret and sorrow for wrongdoing.

悔恨的；悔改的

n.

A person who feels remorse and seeks to make amends for wrongdoing.

悔过者；忏悔者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword

repentantother

=repentant

Common Collocations

1.genuinely repentant真心悔过的
2.feel repentant感到悔恨
3.[deeply repentant]深感愧疚的
4.repentant sinner悔过的罪人

Example Sentences

1.
The repentant teenager apologized to everyone he had hurt.
2.
She looked genuinely repentant as she admitted her mistakes to the team.

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