Confession
[ kən'fɛʃən ]
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n. 承认，自首;忏悔;供认状;信条，教义;
💡 词根助记
con全部+fess说+ion表名词 → 全部说出 → 坦白
📝 例句
Such an explanation is tantamount to a confession.
这样一种解释等于一篇自白。
frighten into confession
吓得某人招供
She is a good Catholic and goes to confession regularly.
她是个虔诚的天主教徒,按时作告罪。
His confession surprised everyone.
他的供词使大家都感到意外。
In the civil procedure a confession is a formal admission.
在民事诉讼程序中，供认是一种正式的承认。
🌱 联想助记
【记】profession-职业,confession-坦白:他的职业是神父,每天听教徒们的坦白忏悔
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-dict-表示“说”
📖 牛津释义
confession
n
1 [C, U] statement of one's guilt; confessing 供认; 招供; 承认; 坦白; 交代
to make a full confession of one's crimes 对自己所犯罪行供认不讳.
2 [C, U] (in the Roman Catholic Church) formal admission of one's sins to a priest （指天主教）向神父忏悔; 告罪; 告解
The priest will hear confessions in English and French. 这位神父可听取用英语和法语的告解.
I always go to confession on Fridays. 我总是每星期五去作忏悔.
3 [C] declaration of one's religious beliefs, principles, etc （表明宗教信仰、 准则等的）声明
a confession of faith 信仰声明.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'feʃәn]n. 承认, 坦白, 招供【法】 自白, 招供, 自认有罪
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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What does John do?
John现在做什么事？
Diseases are the price of ill pleasures.
疾病是不正当娱乐的代价。
Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets.
地球周围温暖的大气层和望远镜散出的热量使得我们根本不可能找到比行星更小的物体。