penance

英 [ˈpenəns]

美 [ˈpenəns]

n. 补赎; 悔罪; 修和圣事; 苦差事; 被迫做的事

复数：penances　

BNC.15780 / COCA.16731

牛津词典

noun

补赎；悔罪；修和圣事
an act that you give yourself to do, or that a priest gives you to do in order to show that you are sorry for sth you have done wrong
1. an act of penance
  赎罪善功
2. to do penance for your sins
  为自己的罪过做补赎
苦差事；被迫做的事
something that you have to do even though you do not like doing it
1. She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities.
  她把住在纽约视为一件苦事——她讨厌大都市。

noun

a Catholic sacrament
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
Synonym:self-mortificationself-abasement
remorse for your past conduct
Synonym:repentancepenitence

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。
And I wiII do penance for it for the rest of my life.
我要用我的余生忏悔。
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.
祭祀、布施和苦行都不应放弃；这些活动都必须执行。实际上，祭祀、布施和苦行甚至可以净化伟大的灵魂。
The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.
《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒，以作为一种补赎。
You catch murderers to pay off your penance.
你抓凶手就是为了赎自己的罪。
We must do penance for our sins.
我们必须苦修赎罪。
He performed severe penance for many years to gain enough power to become the king of the three worlds.
他苦行多年，获得了足够的功力而成为了三界的国王。
And this is his penance too, to live without us.
这也是对他的惩罚，失去我们而生活。
Searing Light ( Holy): Now also increases the damage of your Holy Nova and Penance spells.
灼热之光（神圣）：现在同样增加神圣新星与苦行的伤害。
Priest: Inner Focus will now properly increase the critical strike chance of the talent Penance.
牧师：心灵专注现在能正确地提高忏悔天赋的暴击率。