confession

noun

/kənˈfeʃn/

[countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement供词；供状；认罪；供认；坦白
- After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession.经过警察数小时的审问，她供认了全部罪行。
- His confession was extracted under torture.他是屈打成招的。
- It's difficult to believe it's a true confession after all her lies.她多次撒谎后，让人很难再相信她的供词。
- She made a false confession during the trial which she later retracted.在审讯中她作了虚假供述，后来又翻供否认。
- The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police.法院没有采纳警方通过不正当方法获得的供词作为证据。
- The police forced a confession out of him.警方逼他招了供。
- a confession from the prisoner囚犯的供词
- a confession to murder供认谋杀
- a true confession of a terrible crime对一起可怕罪行的真实招供
- an alleged confession by the defendant被告所谓的供状
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- public
- true
- …
verb + confession
- make
- sign
- write
- …
preposition
- confession by
- confession from
- confession of
- …
phrases
- force a confession out of somebody
- get a confession out of somebody
[countable, uncountable] a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement（对使自己羞愧或尴尬的事的）表白，承认 synonym admission
- I've a confession to make—I lied about my age.我有错要承认，我谎报了年龄。
- I have a confession to make. I read your private emails.我要坦白一件事。我看了你的私人邮件。
- The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis.政府公开承认处理这次危机的无能。
- her shy confession of love她对爱慕之情的羞怯表白
Topics Feelingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- public
- true
- …
verb + confession
- make
- sign
- write
- …
preposition
- confession by
- confession from
- confession of
- …
phrases
- force a confession out of somebody
- get a confession out of somebody
[uncountable, countable] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church尤指天主教) a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done; an occasion when you make such a statement（向神父作的）告罪，告解
- The priest heard her confession and granted absolution.神父聆听了她的告解并给予她宽赦。
- I used to go to confession every Saturday as a child.小时候我每周六都去向神父告罪。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + confession
- go to
- hear
confession + noun
- booth
- box
phrases
- an act of confession
[countable] (formal) a statement of your religious beliefs, principles, etc.（宗教的）信仰表白
- a confession of faith宗教信仰表白

词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

词汇	confession
释义	confession noun /kənˈfeʃn/ /kənˈfeʃn/ [countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement供词；供状；认罪；供认；坦白 After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession.经过警察数小时的审问，她供认了全部罪行。 His confession was extracted under torture.他是屈打成招的。 It's difficult to believe it's a true confession after all her lies.她多次撒谎后，让人很难再相信她的供词。 She made a false confession during the trial which she later retracted.在审讯中她作了虚假供述，后来又翻供否认。 The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police.法院没有采纳警方通过不正当方法获得的供词作为证据。 The police forced a confession out of him.警方逼他招了供。 a confession from the prisoner囚犯的供词 a confession to murder供认谋杀 a true confession of a terrible crime对一起可怕罪行的真实招供 an alleged confession by the defendant被告所谓的供状 Topics Crime and punishmentc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective full public true … verb + confession make sign write … preposition confession by confession from confession of … phrases force a confession out of somebody get a confession out of somebody [countable, uncountable] a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement（对使自己羞愧或尴尬的事的）表白，承认 synonym admission I've a confession to make—I lied about my age.我有错要承认，我谎报了年龄。 I have a confession to make. I read your private emails.我要坦白一件事。我看了你的私人邮件。 The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis.政府公开承认处理这次危机的无能。 her shy confession of love她对爱慕之情的羞怯表白 Topics Feelingsc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective full public true … verb + confession make sign write … preposition confession by confession from confession of … phrases force a confession out of somebody get a confession out of somebody [uncountable, countable] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church尤指天主教) a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done; an occasion when you make such a statement（向神父作的）告罪，告解 The priest heard her confession and granted absolution.神父聆听了她的告解并给予她宽赦。 I used to go to confession every Saturday as a child.小时候我每周六都去向神父告罪。 Collocations Dictionaryverb + confession go to hear confession + noun booth box phrases an act of confession [countable] (formal) a statement of your religious beliefs, principles, etc.（宗教的）信仰表白 a confession of faith宗教信仰表白词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.
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