Repent
[ rɪ'pɛnt ]
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vt.& vi. 对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔;
adj. [植] 匍匐生根的;[动] 爬行的;
💡 词根助记
re反+pent处罚→反过来惩罚自己→后悔，悔悟
📝 例句
He hath repented him of his sins.
彼已悔罪。
All right! You shall repent this.
好!以后不要懊悔。
I repented my decision.
我悔不该作出那种决定。
repent and start anew
悔过自新
Bitterly did we repent our decision.
我们非常后悔做此决定。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ repent-后悔,serpent-蛇:农夫后悔救了那条蛇
※ re-前缀“再、又”,pen-钢笔,t-拼音“偷”:钢笔再次被偷,后悔自己不小心
※ re-前缀“再、又”,pen-关入栏中,t-拼音“特”:模特因犯同一个错误再次被关入栏中,非常后悔
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
repent
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tg]
~ (of sth) (fml esp religion 文, 尤用於宗教) feel regret or sorrow about (sth one has done or failed to do) 对（自己的所为）感到懊悔、 痛心、 悔悟或忏悔
Repent (of your sins) and ask God's forgiveness. 你要忏悔, 请求上帝宽恕.
He bitterly repented his folly. 他对自己干的蠢事後悔已极.
I repent having been so generous to that scoundrel. 我後悔不该对那坏家伙如此宽宏大量.
2 (idm 习语) marry in haste, repent at leisure => marry.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'pent]vi. 后悔, 懊悔, 忏悔vt. 后悔a. 匍匐生根的
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Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none?
夏洛克，如果你不宽恕别人，你自己怎能希望得到别人的宽恕呢？
Annie considered this was just the kind of demanding job she wanted.
安妮认为，这正是她想要的难度很大的工作。
Let's think carefully, I replied.
“让我们仔细想一想，”我答道。