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contrition

/kuhn-trish-uhn/US // kənˈtrɪʃ ən //UK // (kənˈtrɪʃən) //

忏悔,悔恨,悔过,悔改

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : sincere penitence or remorse.
    • : Theology. sorrow for and detestation of sin with a true purpose of amendment, arising from a love of God for His own perfections , or from some inferior motive, as fear of divine punishment .

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Examples

  • Judges have also pressured defendants to explain why they were in the building that day and express contrition, even if their plea agreements do not require such admissions.

  • The contrition was short-lived though, as the artist deleted the apology a couple days later.

  • Multiple dead bodies later, no contrition, no apologies, no acknowledgment of what they did.

  • Abloh’s title for Evian was announced in 2018 and ironically wasn’t surprising considering his contrition to designing outside of the fashion realm.

  • Declarations of contrition and of a determination to fix things on the part of military leaders are a start.

  • Scalise offered his contrition that he had made a mistake and apologized for appearing before a group some 12 years ago.

  • Christie ended up settling and publishing a letter of contrition in the newspapers.

  • Still, given the disaster her earlier attempts at contrition were, this appearance seems to have done wonders for her.

  • Musharraf was still posting updates on Facebook and not showing the contrition expected of a man in his position.

  • But surely we are entitled to a measure of humility and contrition from the Erdogans of this world—or at least their silence.

  • His whilom arrogance was all fallen from him; he wore instead an air of extreme contrition.

  • But she could scarcely see, and Gwynne with a contrition he had no intention of displaying offered to control the launch.

  • Harry was dismayed at his sister's condition, but the injustice of the wholesale reproach chased away contrition.

  • Miss Naylor made no reply to this, but vexedly cut off a sound rose, which she hastily picked up and regarded with contrition.

  • Then she caught sight of his eyes, and leaned forward in sudden contrition.

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