contrition

英

美

n. 真诚悔罪，悔悟

GRE

BNC.33381 / COCA.20856

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 深感懊悔的;痛悔的;悔悟的
If you arecontrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong.
1. She was instantly contrite. 'Oh, I am sorry! You must forgive me.'
  她马上就懊悔了。“哦，我很抱歉！你一定要原谅我。”

英英释义

noun

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Synonym:attritioncontriteness

双语例句

Japan's relations with its Asian neighbors have often been poor because of tokyo's lack of contrition for its aggression and harsh colonial rule in the first half of the20th century.
20世纪上半叶，由于日本政府对其过去的侵略行为和残酷的殖民统治毫无悔意，所以日本与亚洲邻国的关系一直很差。
Through her own contrition, Karen learned that she herself was weak and afraid.
通过自我反省，凯伦意识到她自己也很脆弱、胆怯。
It can afford for now to avoid the level of contrition shown by Rio Tinto last week.
就目前而言，它尚能避免上周力拓（riotinto）所展现的那种后悔。
He sank to his hunkers, murmured an Act of Contrition in his dying rapist's ear and bashed in what was left of his face with the rock.
他坐下来，在那个垂死的强奸犯的耳边说着要他悔悟的话，用那块石头继续在他脸上猛击。
In 2009, he expressed contrition for the past in a speech in November, he said: We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret.
2009年，贝兰克梵表达了对过去的悔悟在11月份的一次演讲中，他表示：我们参与了明显错误的事情，有理由感到后悔。
But another everyday observation is that powerful people who have been caught out often show little sign of contrition.
但是另外的日常日常观察表明，那些被发现的有权者很少表现出忏悔。
Through a combination of vanity, greed and sheer incompetence, he presided over the biggest banking disaster in British history, to the great cost of the taxpayer and the British economy, and showed no practical contrition for having done so.
由于他的自大、贪婪和无能透顶，导致了英国历史上最严重的一场银行业灾难，令纳税人和英国经济付出了惨重代价，而古德温对其所作所为没有表示出丝毫悔改之意。
The act of communicating with a deity ( especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving).
与神沟通的行为（尤其是请愿或者崇拜悔悟感恩）。
Contrition cannot define a political order.
悔罪并不能决定政治秩序。
He will express some contrition for the war, though perhaps not enough for the taste of some in congress.
他还会对那场战争表达一定程度的悔恨，不过可能不足以令美国国会的部分人满意。