repent
- vi.
- 后悔，懊悔，忏悔
- vt.
- 后悔
- adj.
- 匍匐生根的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
repent1词源 1
/rɪˈpɛnt/
词源链
- la-cla
paeniteo
派生
- 英语English
repent
词源说明
From Middle English repenten, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin *repaenitīre, from Late Latin paenitīre, from Classical Latin paenitēre. Compare Modern French repentir.
释义
动词verb
- 1intransitiveTo feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
- 2(theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
- 3transitiveTo feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- 4transitiveTo be sorry for, to regret.
repent2词源 2
/ˈriːpənt/
词源链
- 英语English
repent
词源说明
From Latin rēpēns, present participle of rēpō (“to creep”).