c. 1300, contrycyun, from Old French contriciun (Modern French contrition) and directly from Latin contritionem (nominative contritio), noun of action from past participle stem of conterere (see contrite).
雙語例句
1. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
第二天，他就會懊悔不已，哭著乞求原諒。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She forgave him because his contrition was real.
她原諒了他是由于他的懊悔是真心的。
來自辭典例句
3. In contrition she expatiated on the beauty of the garden.
在后悔中,她反復談論著花園的美麗.
來自辭典例句
4. The name we give to this spiritual condition is contrition.
我們將這一屬靈狀況稱為悔悟.
來自互聯網
5. Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.