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shrift

/shrift/US // ʃrɪft //UK // (ʃrɪft) //

节流,节俭,流动性,流浪

Related Words

retribution报应,报复,报酬,报偿penitence忏悔,告解,悔过repentance忏悔,悔改,悔恨,悔过contrition忏悔,悔恨,悔过,悔改remorse悔恨,忏悔,悔意,懊悔atonement赎罪,赎回,赔偿金,补偿forgiveness宽恕,赦免,饶恕,恕我直言absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状mortification屈辱,屈辱感,堕落,屈辱的代价sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤confession表白,表白方式,表白书,表白的方式compensation补偿,赔偿金,赔偿,补偿金rue芸芸众生,芸,芸香,芸苔penalty惩罚,罚款,刑罚,罚则suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛purgation净化,炼狱,肃清,清理attrition自然减员,减员,耗损,流失ruth路德,路得,路德说,路特punishment惩罚,惩处,刑罚,处罚

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
    • : absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.
    • : confession to a priest.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpenance
Synonyms
absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书atonement赎罪,赎回,赔偿金,补偿contrition忏悔,悔恨,悔过,悔改forgiveness宽恕,赦免,饶恕,恕我直言penitence忏悔,告解,悔过remorse悔恨,忏悔,悔意,懊悔repentance忏悔,悔改,悔恨,悔过retribution报应,报复,报酬,报偿attrition自然减员,减员,耗损,流失compensation补偿,赔偿金,赔偿,补偿金compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状confession表白,表白方式,表白书,表白的方式expiation赎罪,补偿,赔偿,赔偿金mortification屈辱,屈辱感,堕落,屈辱的代价penalty惩罚,罚款,刑罚,罚则punishment惩罚,惩处,刑罚,处罚purgation净化,炼狱,肃清,清理rue芸芸众生,芸,芸香,芸苔ruth路德,路得,路德说,路特self-flagellation自相残杀,自我鞭笞,自我鞭挞,自我鞭策sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛hair shirt头发衫,头发衬衫,头发的衬衫,头发的衬衣remorsefulness悔恨,忏悔,悔意,悔过书sackcloth and ashes麻布和灰烬,麻布与灰烬,麻布和骨灰,麻布和泥土

Examples

  • How an antiquated understanding of race relations results in minority staffers getting the short shrift.

  • Traditional American notion of independence, permanency and identity with neighborhood are given short shrift in this approach.

  • Likely, Harold would have accepted the short shrift with his usual cynic's grace.

  • More vexing than the short-shrift mentions are the flat-out omissions.

  • One reason we've given the single-parenthood problem short shrift is that we lack good ideas about how to address it.

  • She appears to have Irish virtue in excess, and I expect the larky would get short shrift from her.

  • A joint commission drew up a well-considered plan, but in the face of a presidential election the Senate gave it short shrift.

  • She said no word thereon: as for her shrift,No Chrisom child could show a chart of thoughtsMore spotless than were hers.

  • As she came back Julia heard Val in the hall dismissing poor Emmie and her piano key with short shrift.

  • I pray you that you will buy one, for war is bloody work, and the end is sudden with little time for thought or shrift.

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