confession
忏悔
释义2：
confession
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◙ noun1. a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime• 认罪；供认，招供；供状： »he signed a confession to both the murders. 他在两件谋杀案的供状上都签了字。 »[mass noun] proof of this crime must be established by confession. 他在两件谋杀案的供状上都签了字。 an admission or acknowledgement that one has done something about which one is ashamed or embarrassed• 认错；坦白；承认 »by his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism. 据他自己承认，他曾险些误入歧途，沾染嗜酒的恶习。 a formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty• （尤指对神父的）忏悔。 参见sacrament of reconciliation »she still had not been to confession. 她仍未去忏悔。 (confessions)(often humorous)intimate revelations about a person's private life or occupation, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or film• [常幽默] （尤指书报，电影中以耸人听闻的手法暴露某人私生活或职业的）私生活揭秘，忏悔录 »confessions of a driving instructor. 一位驾驶教练的自白。2. (也作 confession of faith)a statement setting out essential religious doctrine• （宗教）信仰声明 (也作 Confession)the religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith• （有共同信条的）宗教团体，教派，教会 a statement of one's principles:• 信仰声明；行为准则的声明 »his words are a political confession of faith. 他的话是一种政治信仰的声明。【派生】
♦ confessionary adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri 'acknowledge' (see confess )
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