penance
noun /ˈpenəns/
  /ˈpenəns/
 - [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (especially in particular religions尤见于某些宗教 补赎;悔罪;修和圣事 - an act of penance赎罪善功 
-  penance for something to do penance for your sins为自己的罪过做补赎 
-  in penance She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance. 她跪在母亲脚下表达忏悔。 
 Collocations ReligionReligion宗教 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝/耶稣基督/真主/自由意志/宿命论/天堂与地狱/来生/转世说 
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是/成为信徒/无神论者/不可知论者/基督徒/穆斯林/印度教教徒/佛教徒等 
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂/会堂做礼拜 
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂/清真寺/犹太教会堂/谒师所做礼拜 
- belong to a church/a religious community是教堂/宗教团体的成员 
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师/女修道士/僧侣/宗教人员/神职人员/司祭 
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美/敬拜/遵从/侍奉/颂扬上帝 
 庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加/举行/组织/主持礼拜仪式 
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼/仪式/宗教仪式/洗礼/朝觐/受戒仪式 
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教/安葬/葬礼/丰收/净化仪式 
- go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节/复活节/开斋节/斋月/修殿节/逾越节/排灯节 
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守/不守安息日/斋戒/斋月 
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道;讲道;听布道 
- lead/address the congregation带领会众;对会众发表演讲 
- say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵/背诵经文;祝祷 
 宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布/颂扬/传播上帝的话/《福音》/伊斯兰教义 
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究/遵循达摩/佛教教义 
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读/研究/理解/阐释经文/《圣经》/《古兰经》/《福音》/托拉 
- be based on/derive from divine revelation基于/来源于上帝的启示 
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端/渎圣罪;认为…是异端邪说/亵渎圣物 
 宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求/找到/获得启迪/智慧 
- strengthen/lose your faith增强/失去信德 
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于/践行/放弃信仰 
- save/purify/lose your soul拯救/净化/失去灵魂 
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从/遵循/恪守/违反/亵渎诫条/伊斯兰教法/犹太教法 
- be/accept/do God’s will是/接受/践行上帝的旨意 
- receive/experience divine grace得到/感受神的恩宠 
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪/拯救/涅槃 
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依/重生/转世化身 
- hear/answer a prayer聆听/回应祷告 
- commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪;忏悔;宽恕罪过 
- do/perform penance进行补赎 
 Topics Religion and festivalsc2- He decided to do public penance for his sins.他决定为他的罪孽作公开补赎。 
- He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.他终生致力于帮助穷人,作为对以前所犯罪行的忏悔。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
 - do
- pay
 - as a penance
- in penance
- penance for
- …
 - an act of penance
 
- an act of penance
- [singular] something that you have to do even though you do not like doing it苦差事;被迫做的事 - She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities.她把住在纽约视为苦事,她讨厌大都市。 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
 - do
- pay
 - as a penance
- in penance
- penance for
- …
 - an act of penance
 
- She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities.
词源Middle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’, from the verb paenitere ‘be sorry’.