confession

英 [kən'feʃən] 美 [kən'feʃən]

• n. 自认；自白；招供；忏悔

英英释义

Noun:

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)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They saw compromise as a confession of weakness.
   他们认为妥协就是自认孱弱。
2. Such an explanation is tantamount to a confession.
   这样一种解释等于一篇自白。
3. His confession involved a number of other politicians in the affair.
   他的自白供出其他一些政治人物也涉及此事。
4. By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.
   他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。
5. The police tricked him into making a confession.
   警察哄骗他作了招认。
6. The priest made a deathbed confession.
   牧师做了临终忏悔。

词汇搭配

• confession and avoidance [法] 自认而又持异...
• make a confession 招供
• make a full confession 彻底坦白
• voluntary confession 主动坦白

近反义词

【近义词】

• admission 承认
• concession 让步
• acknowledgment 承认
• revelation 揭露
• declaration 宣言
• profession 职业
• affirmation 肯定
• assertion 断言
• statement 陈述
• shrift <古>忏悔
• disclosure 揭发
• allowance 零用钱
• divulgence 透露
• leveling 水准测量
• recognition 承认
• acceptance 认可
• avowal 公开宣称