| 释义 |
penance
['pen.ənts] noun countable or uncountable
■an act which shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons 悔过，悔罪；补赎•As a penance, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates.为了表示歉意，她说她要给他们每个人都买一盒巧克力。 •They are doing penance for their sins.他们正在为自己的罪过而忏悔。 |