/rɪˈpɛntənt/
形容词,表示对自己所做的错事感到后悔和愧疚,愿意改过自新。中文可译为"悔过的、忏悔的、悔恨的"。
She was truly repentant for the harsh words she had said to her friend.
她对自己对朋友说的那些刻薄话感到真心悔过。
The repentant prisoner wrote a long letter to the victim's family, expressing his deep remorse and vowing to dedicate the rest of his life to making amends.
那名悔过的囚犯给受害者家属写了一封长信,表达了深深的悔恨,并发誓用余生来弥补过错。
repentant 源自古法语 repentant,是动词 repentir(悔悟)的现在分词形式。更早可追溯到拉丁语 **re-**(再次、回头)和 paenitēre(感到后悔、遗憾)。这个词在中世纪英语中被广泛使用,尤其在宗教语境中,用来描述罪人对自身过错的深切悔恨和忏悔之心。