penance

🇺🇸 /ˈpenəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpenəns/
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難度
標籤 TOP20000
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

n. 懺悔, 懲罰

詞形變化

Plural penances