repent

regret, repent

动词 repent:

1. turn away from sin or do penitence
   同义词：atone
2. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
   同义词：regret, rue

1. He is kind and gracious to all sinners who repent.
   他对忏悔的罪人一概慈悲为怀。
2. Bitterly did we repent our decision.
   我们非常后悔做此决定。
3. Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
   [谚]结婚太急，后悔莫及; 草率结婚必后悔。
4. Have you nothing to repent of?
   你没有可懊悔的事吗？
5. He repented what he has done.
   他懊悔他的所作所为。

repent

v.（动词）
re.pent.ed,re.pent.ing,re.pents
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
忏悔：对所做的或没有做成的事感到悔恨、歉疚或自责；悔过
To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one`s mind regarding it:
悔悟：对过去的行为感到后悔以至于改变自己对此的看法：
例句：
repented of intemperate behavior.
对过激的举止感到懊悔

To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one`s sins.
悔改：因为悔悟自己的罪行而变好
v.tr.（及物动词）
To feel regret or self-reproach for:
后悔：对…感到后悔或自责：
例句：
repent one`s sins.
忏悔自己的罪行

To cause to feel remorse or regret.
使悔悟；使后悔

来源：
Middle English repenten
中古英语 repenten
from Old French repentir
源自 古法语 repentir
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表反对]
pentir [to be sorry] from Vulgar Latin *paenitore from Latin paenitôre
pentir [感到后悔] 源自 俗拉丁语 *paenitore 源自 拉丁语 paenitôre

【引伸】
repent.er
n.（名词）

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adj.Biology （形容词）【生物学】
Creeping along the ground; prostrate.
匍匐生根的；爬行的

来源：
Latin rôpôns rôpent- [present participle of] rôpere [to creep]
拉丁语 rôpôns rôpent- [] rôpere的现在分词 [爬行]