penance
UK/'penәns/US
GREA1
释义
n.
Voluntary self-punishment performed to show regret for wrongdoing.
（为表悔意的）自我惩罚，苦修，赎罪。
n.
A Christian sacrament involving confession and absolution.
（基督教的）告解圣事，忏悔礼。
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁 paenitentia（悔过），与 poena 相连。penance 是你为赎罪而自加的惩罚——悔意的外在行动；repentance 则是内心的感受。
词根 pun 还连着 33 个词常用搭配
- 1.do penance赎罪，苦修
- 2.perform penance进行忏悔
- 3.as penance作为赎罪
例句
- 1.
The monk did penance by fasting for a week.
这位修士以禁食一周作为苦修赎罪。
- 2.
He saw the long walk as a kind of penance.
他把这段长途跋涉看作某种赎罪。
- 3.
After confession, the priest assigned her a penance.
告解之后，神父给她指定了赎罪的功课。
易混词辨析
penance 与 repentance —— repentance 是内心的悔意；penance 是为弥补而做的外在行动。你 feel repentance（感到悔恨），你 do penance（做赎罪之事）。