confessions

英[kən'feʃnz] 美[kən'feʃnz]
  • 忏悔
  • con n.骗局;反对;反对的理由adv.反面地;反对地vt.精读;记诵
  • Con'elation
  • con'tract 合同;收缩;正式合同;
  • con- (=com-)[前缀]表示“共同,联合”之义
  • CON-AID 康耐
名词 confession:
  1. an admission of misdeeds or faults

  2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

  3. (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

  4. a public declaration of your faith

  5. the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

    1. Her prayers and confessions are endless.
      她没完没了的祷告,忏悔。
    2. Confessions may be good for the soul but they are bad for the reputation.
      忏悔可能对灵魂有好处,但对声誉则有损无益。