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contriteness

/kuhn-trahyt, kon-trahyt/US // kənˈtraɪt, ˈkɒn traɪt //UK // (kənˈtraɪt, ˈkɒntraɪt) //

忏悔,悔过,悔改,悔过自新

Related Words

apologetic歉意,歉意的,歉疚,辩解repentant悔改的,忏悔的,悔过的,忏悔humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是remorseful悔恨的,忏悔的,懊悔的,悔过的conscience-stricken良心不安,良心不安的,良心不安的人,良心不安地penitent忏悔者,忏悔的人,忏悔,忏悔的sorrowful悲哀的,悲痛的,悲哀,悲痛compunctious勤奋的,严谨的,勤奋的人,勤奋penitential忏悔,忏悔的,忏悔式,忏悔性attritional损耗性的,损耗性,消耗性,损耗chastened懊恼的,懊恼,懊恼的是,懊丧的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : caused by or showing sincere remorse.
    • : filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncontrition
Synonyms
attrition自然减员,减员,耗损,流失compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状guilt愧疚,内疚,疚感,内疚感penitence忏悔,告解,悔过regret遗憾,遗憾的是,忏悔,很遗憾remorse悔恨,忏悔,悔意,懊悔repentance忏悔,悔改,悔恨,悔过shame耻辱,羞愧,羞辱,羞愧难当remorsefulness悔恨,忏悔,悔意,悔过书

Examples

  • What could he do but kiss her quivering lips and smile at the whimsical way in which she expressed her contriteness?

  • "Oh, I hope I ain't been too familiar," he added, with sudden contriteness.

  • (Worship God in spirit and with the contriteness of thy spirit).

  • When he had caught up with her, his contriteness was such that she was willing to believe he had not meant to insult her.

  • But, instead of saying that, he stood looking at me, with a tragically humble sort of contriteness.

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