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.
她做社區服務作為對自己行為的懲罰。
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.
生活在喧鬧的城市感覺像是對他過去錯誤的一種懲罰。
translation
懺悔, 懲罰
詞形變化
Plural
penances