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penance noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + PENANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEpublic 公开补赎VERB + PENANCEdo, pay 赎罪◆Has anyone ever paid a higher penance for telling a lie?有人为说谎而加倍补赎过吗?PREPOSITIONas a penance 作为忏悔◆He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.他终生致力于帮助穷人,作为对以前所犯罪行的忏悔。in penance 忏悔地◆She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance.她跪在母亲脚下表达忏悔。penance for 因为⋯的悔罪◆He decided to do public penance for his sins.他决定为他的罪孽作公开补赎。PHRASESan act of penance 赎罪善功 |