penitence
n. 懺悔,贖罪; 悔過
Penitence is sincere regret for wrong or evil things that you have done.
1. remorse for your past conduct
Of penitence, there has been none!
可是悔過呢, 還一點沒有!
The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions.
那盜賊對他犯過的一切罪惡表示懺悔.
Is there no reality in the penitence thus sealed and witnessed by good works?
你這樣大做好事來彌補和證實你的悔過,難道還不是真心誠意,實實在在的 嗎 ?
There is a higher and a lower form of penitence.
悔過的形式有高低之分.
Was it but the mockery of penitence?
難道只是對懺悔加以嘲弄 嗎 ?