penance
🇺🇸
/ˈpenəns/
🇬🇧
/ˈpenəns/
noun
R
An action you do to show you're sorry for something wrong you've done, often given by a priest.
She did community service as penance for her actions.
彼女は自分の行動の罰として地域社会奉仕を行いました。
R
An unpleasant task or situation that you feel you deserve as a punishment.
Living in the noisy city felt like a penance for his past mistakes.
騒音が多い都市で生活するというのは、彼の過去の過ちに対する罰のように感じた。
translation
懺悔, 罰
語形変化
Plural
penances