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repentant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·pen·tant /rɪˈpentənt/ adjective formal  SORRY/APOLOGIZEsorry for something wrong that you have done 忏悔的;懊悔的,后悔的 OPP unrepentant
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repentantHe did so, and also taught her to be repentant.Jove seized his thunderbolt and hurled it at the rash, repentant driver.If it makes it to the screen, expect a softer, more repentant Lorraine Page.It is the sign of a repentant spirit.The predator must become a repentant steward.Although anything less repentant than the way he was looking at her now, Folly thought, would be hard to imagine.However, there is no guarantee that only the genuine repentant will produce works of value to the society.That evening brought a repentant young husband, flowers and wine, an evening to themselves.
re·pen·tant adjectiveChineseSyllable
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repentant
repentant /rɪˈpentənt/ adjective formal
sorry for something wrong that you have done
   OPP  unrepentant


re·pent·antBrE /rɪˈpentənt/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈpentənt/ 🔊 adjective(formal) feeling or showing that you are sorry for sth wrong that you have done 后悔的;悔过的;表示悔改的 SYN contrite, remorseful OPP unrepentant