shrift

n. 忏悔, 临终忏悔, 招认, 承认 [法] 忏悔, 赦免, 临终忏悔

发音

US /ʃɹɪft/
其它
UK /ʃɹɪft/

词形变化

shrifts 复数 shrifts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Confession to a priest.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

confession

相关短语

shrift father shrift fathers short shrift [法] 临终忏悔, 装死的短暂时间

词源

From Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrift (“penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”), from sċrīfan (“of a priest: to prescribe absolution or penance; to pass judgment, ordain, prescribe; to appoint, decree”) (whence shrive), from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch, tear”). Equivalent to shrive + -t.

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