to recognize that you have done something wrong and to feel ashamed and sorry about it, especially when you have done something against the rules of your religion (尤指违背宗教教规后)懊悔,后悔
(formal) ADVERB | VERB + REPENT | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤genuinely, sincerely, truly真誠地懺悔;真心地悔過;真正地後悔◇In order to be saved one must truly repent.必須真誠地懺悔才能得到救贖。VERB + REPENT➤come to開始後悔◇He came to repent his hasty decision.他開始對自己的草率決定感到後悔。PREPOSITION➤for, of悔悟;後悔◇I will spend the rest of my life trying to repent for my actions.我將在對自己所作所為的懺悔中度過餘生。◇She has repented of her sins.她已經對自己的罪過懺悔了。