confession

[kən'feʃən]

n.自认, 自白, 招供, 忏悔

例句与用法：

Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin.

天主教徒透过告解以获得赦罪[净化灵魂]。

The police tricked him into making a confession.

警察哄骗他作了招认。

By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.

他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。

The priest made a deathbed confession.

牧师做了临终忏悔。

The police tried to twist his words into a confession.

警察试图曲解他的话，使之成为有罪的招供。

After confession he feels a little better and can sleep at ease.

忏悔之后他觉得好过一点，并且能安眠了。

详细释义：

n.

1. 承认; 坦白, 供认; 供状[C][U]

Has the thief made a confession yet?

窃贼招供了吗?

2. 【宗】忏悔; 告解[U][C]

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。

3. (表明信仰等的)声明, 表白[C][(+of)]

4. (有共同信条的)宗教团体, 教派[C][G]