confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
Anh
~ 3800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
Mẫu sử dụng:
make [a] confession
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
Từ đồng nghĩa
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
Từ trái nghĩa
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
Chủ đề
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
Ví dụ
- The suspect gave a full confession to the police.
- Her tearful confession shocked her friends.
- He made a public confession about his role in the scandal.
- The letter contained a written confession of the crime.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
Danh từ
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
Mẫu sử dụng:
make [a] confession to [someone]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
Từ đồng nghĩa
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
Từ trái nghĩa
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
Chủ đề
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Ví dụ
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He made a love confession to her.
- She told him a confession about her life.
- I have a confession: I am afraid of the dark.
Danh từ
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
Mẫu sử dụng:
go to confession
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
Từ đồng nghĩa
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
Chủ đề
religion
|communication
Ví dụ
- Catholics are encouraged to go to confession regularly.
- The priest heard her confession and offered guidance.
- Confession is an important sacrament in the Catholic Church.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
con - fes - sion (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
Họ từ
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
Cách diễn đạt
go to confession
1/ɡˈoʊ tə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to tell sins to a priest in church
To visit a priest and say your sins so you can be forgiven in church.
Ví dụ
- She goes to confession every Sunday morning.
- After months of guilt, he finally went to confession.
have a confession to make
1/hˈæv ə kənfˈɛʃən tə mˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
to say you want to admit something
To tell someone you have something secret or wrong to say.
Ví dụ
- I have a confession to make: I ate the last piece of cake.
- He began by saying he had a confession to make.
make a confession
1/mˈeɪk ə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to admit something openly
To say that you did something wrong or tell the truth about something secret.
Ví dụ
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.