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Penance 英[ˈpenəns 美[ˈpɛnəns N.(赎罪的)苦行,苦修 N Var 补赎;悔罪;忏悔 Wrong Find

单词 penance
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英[ˈpenəns] 美[ˈpɛnəns]
解释
n.(赎罪的)苦行,苦修;
例句

N-VAR
补赎;悔罪;忏悔
If you do penance for something wrong that you have done, you do something that you find unpleasant to show that you are sorry.
例:...a time of fasting, penance and pilgrimage...斋戒、补赎和朝圣的时代
例:The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒,以作为一种补赎。
变形
pl:penances~

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