Contrite
[kən'traɪt;'kɒntraɪt] or [kən'traɪt]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
(a.) Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.
(n.) A contrite person.
(v.) In a contrite manner.
編輯:斯坦利
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Penitent, repentant, humble, self-convicted, broken in spirit.
科迪莉亚整理
解釋/意思:
adj. broken-hearted for sin: penitent.—adv. Con′tritely.—ns. Con′triteness; Contri′tion deep sorrow for sin: remorse.
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例句/造句/用法:
- As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Its sacrifice was a broken and a contrite heart. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- There stood Shirley in the gallery, looking contrite, ashamed, sorry as any repentant child. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Instead of hating you I could, I think, mourn for and pity you, if you were contrite, and would confess all. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
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