- 1贖罪、悔過(常用於宗教脈絡)
Something a person does to show they are truly sorry for doing something wrong, often chosen as a kind of self-punishment. It's also a specific religious practice, especially in Catholicism, where a person confesses their wrongs and then does something to make up for them.
From the word’s history
From Middle English penaunce, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenitentia 'repentance'.
源自古法文，出自拉丁文 paenitentia「悔改」。
組成from Latin 'paenitentia' (being sorry, repentance)
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
penancenoun/ˈpɛn.əns/
- 1
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, / And penance more will do."
- 2
A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- 3
Any instrument of self-punishment.
- 4
obsoleterepentance
- 5
obsoletepain; sorrow; suffering
penanceverb/ˈpɛn.əns/
- 1
To impose penance; to punish.
- She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf, / Some demon mistress, or the demon's self.
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