punishment or suffering that you accept, especially because of your religious beliefs, to show that you are sorry for something bad that you have done (尤指出于宗教信仰表示悔过的)惩罚,惩戒
penance for:
He believed the death of his child was penance for his sins. 他认为孩子的死是对他罪过的惩罚。
do penance:
He did penance for the wrongs he had committed. 他为自己做过的坏事而自我惩罚。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PENANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤public公開補贖VERB + PENANCE➤do, pay贖罪◇Has anyone ever paid a higher penance for telling a lie?有人為說謊而加倍補贖過嗎?PREPOSITION➤as a penance作為懺悔◇He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.他終生致力於幫助窮人,作為對以前所犯罪行的懺悔。➤in penance懺悔地◇She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance.她跪在母親腳下表達懺悔。➤penance for因為⋯的悔罪◇He decided to do public penance for his sins.他決定為他的罪孽作公開補贖。PHRASES➤an act of penance贖罪善功