"penance" in Chinese (Simplified)
忏悔苦行
Definition
忏悔是对做错事情的懊悔或补救行动，通常用于弥补错误或罪过。在宗教中，指表达忏悔的特定行为或祷告。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于宗教或正式语境，如天主教忏悔。日常生活中，有时形容自我惩罚来弥补过失。与“惩罚”不同，penance 通常自愿接受。常见搭配：'do penance', 'as penance'。
Examples
He did penance for lying to his parents.
他为对父母撒谎做了**忏悔**。
Confessing his mistake was the first step of his penance.
承认错误是他**忏悔**的第一步。
As penance, she volunteered at the animal shelter.
作为**忏悔**，她去动物收容所做志愿者。
He saw his long walk home in the rain as penance for forgetting her birthday.
他把冒雨走回家的路看作是忘记她生日的**忏悔**。
Giving up chocolate for a month felt like a small penance after all those sweets.
在吃了那么多甜食后，一个月不吃巧克力感觉只是小小的**忏悔**。
She treated helping with chores as penance for breaking her brother's toy.
她把帮忙做家务当作弄坏弟弟玩具的**忏悔**。