repentance
repentance — 名詞
1. a strong feeling of being sorry for a wrong act, together with a real wish to ch
懺悔；悔改
對錯事感到後悔並決心改過
a strong feeling of being sorry for a wrong act, together with a real wish to change and never do it again
Adisa showed no repentance after lying to his parents about the broken window.
Adisa 對父母謊報窗戶是誰打破的，事後卻毫無悔意。
show + repentance for owning up to a fault
The court hoped the young thief would feel genuine repentance and pay the shop back.
法庭希望這名年輕小偷能真心懺悔，並把錢還給店家。
genuine repentance: sincerity of the regret
Years of quiet repentance followed the cruel words Eli had spoken to his sister.
Eli 對妹妹說了狠話之後，多年來一直默默悔改。
Her letter was full of repentance for the harm she had caused at work.
她的信裡滿是對自己在職場上造成傷害的懺悔。
True repentance means more than saying sorry; it means changing how you act.
真正的悔改不只是說聲抱歉，而是改變自己的行為。
- remorse
more about the painful feeling itself, less about wanting to change
- contrition
very formal, strong religious flavour, often before confession
- penitence
near-identical but rarer and more literary
- defiance
refusing to admit any fault at all
文法句型
repentance for [wrongdoing]
show repentance
用法筆記
Frequently appears in moral or religious contexts and pairs with adjectives of sincerity (genuine, true, deep). The object of regret is marked with 'for', not 'of'.