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

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。
Zhong has since apologized, but the public are not convinced by his contrition.
钟继祥称此事属实，但已经道歉，不过公众认为他并没有诚意。
Over the years, a procession of Japanese prime ministers has expressed contrition for colonial rule and wartime aggression.
多年来，一届又一届日本首相就该国的殖民统治和战争侵略行为表达了忏悔之意。
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。
While expressing contrition, Rupert Murdoch exonerated all the senior executives who ran the UK business during the relevant period, including Rebekah Brooks, her predecessor, Les Hinton, and James Murdoch himself.
尽管表达了懊悔情绪，但默多克认为在事发期间负责集团英国业务的所有高管都没有责任，其中包括丽贝卡布鲁克斯（rebeccabrooks）、她的前任莱斯辛顿（leshinton）、以及詹姆斯本人。
China and South Korea have long called for Japanese leaders to show more contrition for the occupation of their countries before and during the second world war.
长期以来，中国和韩国一直在呼吁日本领导人对二战前和二战期间日本对其国家的占领行为展现出更多悔罪态度。
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。
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。
If you can hear me, say the act of contrition.
要是你听得见的话，一下忏悔文。