confession

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n. 承认, 坦白, 招供 [法] 自白, 招供, 自认有罪

发音

US /kənˈfɛʃən/

词形变化

confessions 复数 confessions

别名

confessione

教材释义与例句

名词

忏悔，告解；供认；表白

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

    自白

    承认

    自供

    供认

    坦白

    交代

    可数 不可数

    Without the real murderer's confession, an innocent person could be jailed.

  2. 2.

    A formal document providing such an admission.

    自供状

    供词

    供状

    自白书

    可数 不可数

    He forced me to sign a confession!

  3. 3.

    The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.

    忏悔

    可数 不可数 宗教

    I went to confession and now I feel much better about what I had done.

  4. 4.

    Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    The act of professing one's love.

    可数 不可数 媒体

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

papers document admission declaration gospel penance creed

下位词 1

shrift

相关短语

confession booth confession box confession booths confession boxes Aaron's confession every accusation is a confession

词源

From Middle English confessioun, from Old French confession, from Latin cōnfessiō, cōnfessiōnem (“confession, acknowledgment, creed or avowal of one's faith”). Displaced native Old English andetnes. Doublet of confessio. Morphologically confess + -ion. Sense 6 is a calque of 告白 (kokuhaku).

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