"repentant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 悔改的
• 懺悔的

Definition

對自己做錯的事感到後悔和愧疚，並希望彌補錯誤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或宗教、道德場合，經常和“罪人”、“看起來悔改”等搭配。口語中較少用，多敘述犯錯後的態度或行為。

Examples

He felt repentant after lying to his friend.

他因為對朋友說謊而感到**悔改**。

The boy gave a repentant apology to his teacher.

男孩向老師做出了**悔改的**道歉。

She looked repentant after breaking the vase.

她打碎花瓶後看起來很**悔改**。

He sent a long, repentant message trying to make up for what he did.

他發了一條很長的**懺悔**訊息想補償他的所作所為。

After his mistake, he was unusually quiet and repentant all day.

他犯錯後一整天都異常安靜和**悔改**。

People could see how repentant she was just by the look on her face.

人們僅從她的表情就能看出她有多**悔改**。