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انگلیسی

penitent

gb/pˈɛnɪtɪnt/ us/pˈɛnɪtɪnt/
C1 انگلیسی
~ 10000
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
adjective formal C1 state
1

feeling or showing deep regret

Feeling very sorry for something bad you did and wanting to change.

الگوی کاربرد: [someone] is penitent (about/for [something])
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'penitent' with 'penal' or 'penalty' because they all relate to punishment. However, 'penitent' describes a feeling of regret inside a person, not an external punishment. Another mistake is to use it for small, casual apologies (e.g., dropping a spoon); in modern English, 'penitent' usually suggests serious moral or emotional regret, not minor accidents.
هم‌معنی‌ها
remorseful (Stresses painful guilt and regret; slightly more common in everyday use.) | repentant (Very close in meaning; often used in religious or moral contexts like 'repentant sinner'.) | contrite (More literary/formal; suggests deep, often humble sorrow.) | sorry (Much more common and general; can be weaker and used for small problems or apologies.)
متضادها
unrepentant (Describes someone who does not feel sorry or guilty and does not want to change.) | defiant (Shows open resistance instead of regret; emotionally opposite attitude to being penitent.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
penitent look |penitent expression |penitent smile |truly penitent |seem penitent |sound penitent
موضوع‌ها
emotions |morality |religion |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • He appeared genuinely penitent as he apologized to the victims.
  • The judge showed some mercy because the defendant was clearly penitent.
  • She wrote a long, penitent letter asking for her friend's forgiveness.
  • His penitent tone suggested he finally understood how much he had hurt them.
  • Not all of the officials seemed penitent for their role in the scandal.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • He is truly penitent for his mistake.
  • She looked penitent and said she was sorry.
  • The boy was penitent after breaking the window.
  • The manager sounded penitent on the phone.
  • They are penitent and want to change their behavior.
اسم formal C2 entity
2

person who is deeply sorry

A person who feels very sorry for bad things they did and often asks for forgiveness, especially in a religious way.

الگوی کاربرد: a/the penitent [verb]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think 'a penitent' is any person who was punished, but it actually describes someone who feels sorry, not the punishment itself. It is also easy to confuse the noun and adjective forms; 'a penitent' is a person, while 'penitent' before a noun (e.g., 'a penitent man') is an adjective describing that person.
هم‌معنی‌ها
repentant person (Direct descriptive phrase; more transparent for learners but less common as a fixed noun.) | sinner (Focuses on the fact that the person did wrong, not necessarily that they now feel sorry.)
متضادها
unrepentant sinner (Emphasizes someone who has done wrong but does not feel sorry or seek forgiveness.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
the penitent knelt |absolve the penitent |penitent at the altar |listen to the penitent |line of penitents
موضوع‌ها
religion |morality |emotions |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • The priest spent hours listening to each penitent in the confessional.
  • As the penitent left the church, she said she finally felt at peace.
  • The chapel was quiet except for the soft voices of penitents seeking forgiveness.
  • The minister encouraged the penitent to make amends to those he had harmed.
  • Long lines of penitents waited outside the cathedral on Good Friday.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The penitent knelt in front of the priest.
  • Each penitent told the priest about their sins.
  • The church was full of penitents on that day.
  • The priest spoke gently to the penitent.
  • The penitent asked God for forgiveness.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
penitent
IPA
GB/pˈɛnɪtɪnt/
US/pˈɛnɪtɪnt/
هجاها و تکیه
pen - it - ent (۳ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (pen)
صورت‌های واژه
Adjective
  • Base: penitent
Noun
  • Base: penitent
  • Plural: penitents
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
penitents noun
Core family
penitence noun penitently adverb
Related words
penance noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
impenitent adjective impenitence noun
Advanced or less common
penitential adjective
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