penance
英 /'penəns/
中文釋義
n.自我懲罰
n. voluntary self-punishment to atone for wrongdoing.
常用搭配
- do penance做懺悔
- act of penance贖罪之舉
- penance for sins為罪贖過
例句
- He did penance for lying to his mother.他為對母親撒謊而懺悔。
- She saw the overtime as penance for the missed deadline.她把加班當作錯過截止期的補過。