英 [ˈpenɪtənt] 美 [ˈpenɪtənt]
adj. 忏悔的，悔过的
n. 悔罪者，忏悔者
复数penitents
比较级more penitent
最高级most penitent
penitent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/
形容词 Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions. 悔过的; 忏悔的; 愧疚的
Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past.
罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前，对过去的事几乎无颜以对。
...penitent criminals.
...愧疚的罪犯们。
副词
He sat penitently in his chair by the window.
他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
同义词： repentant
悔罪苦修者
苦行会会员
比如说背penitent（后悔的）和penitentiary（监狱），放在一起背就特别容易互相猜到单词的意义，但一旦把这两个单词分开放在不同的地方，你就可能想不起单词...
... penitent 忏悔的 sorry 对不起的 apologetic 道歉的 ...
penitentiary 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的（等于penitential）
penitential 赎罪的；后悔的；悔罪的
忏悔的，悔过的
The man and the child, the penitent and the innocent, felt that they must kneel.
老人和孩子，忏悔者和无罪者，都感到应当跪下。
Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past.
罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前，对过去的事几乎无颜以对。
A penitent cell would have been your home long ago.
一间悔过房早就应该成为你的住所了。
Penitent groups went from town to town, calling on people to change their lives.
Designed to be used in the confessional , this app is the perfect aid for every penitent.
By the seventeen-eighties, Newton was living as a penitent and a monk in a small Anglican church in London.