A repentant person is sorry for something wrong they have done, and it shows. We use the word for people, and also for looks and voices: a repentant smile, a repentant letter.

A repentant person is sorry for something wrong they have donerepentant的人對自己做錯的事感到抱歉 and it shows而且看得出來 We use the word for people這個詞可以用在人身上 and also for looks and voices也可以用在表情和語氣上 a repentant smile, a repentant letter像是a repentant smile（懺悔的微笑）、a repentant letter（懺悔的信）

It often has a religious colour, like repent, but you can use it in ordinary stories too — the repentant child who comes back with the broken cup.

It often has a religious colour, like repent它常常帶有宗教色彩，就像repent一樣 but you can use it in ordinary stories too但也可以用在一般的故事裡 the repentant child who comes back with the broken cup像是那個拿著打破的杯子回來認錯的小孩

Though actually, it is still a rather bookish word. In speech, people are more likely to say she looked sorry or he admitted he was wrong.

Though actually, it is still a rather bookish word不過其實這仍然是個偏書面的詞 In speech, people are more likely to say口語裡大家比較會說 she looked sorry or he admitted he was wrongshe looked sorry（她看起來很抱歉）或he admitted he was wrong（他承認自己錯了）

Repentant sits opposite unrepentant: the person who will not say they were wrong at all. It describes a state of heart, not a single quick apology.

Repentant sits opposite unrepentantrepentant的反面是unrepentant the person who will not say they were wrong at all指完全不肯承認自己錯了的人 It describes a state of heart它描述的是一種內心的狀態 not a single quick apology而不是一次匆匆的道歉