penance 'penәns
GRE
释义
n. 自我惩罚, 忏悔, 悔过, 赎罪, 苦修
vt. 使悔罪, 使赎罪
英文释义
n. a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
n. voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
词形变化
复数: penances
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