名詞 repentance:

1. remorse for your past conduct
   同義詞：penitence, penance

1. Foolish people are punished by the repentance which follows their folly.
   懊悔是愚夫愚行后所受的懲罰; 蠢人做蠢事后得到的懲罰是懊悔。
2. Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
   倉促結(jié)友誼，肯定悔莫及。
3. To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.
   對(duì)自己的錯(cuò)誤后悔到不致重犯的程度是真正的后悔。
4. We finally forgave him when he expressed his repentance with tears.
   當(dāng)他流著淚表達(dá)他的悔恨時(shí)，我們終于原諒了他。

re.pen.tance

n.（名詞）
The act or process of repenting.
悔悟：悔悟的行為或過程
Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin.See Synonyms at penitence
后悔：對(duì)過去的行為或罪行的悔悟或懺悔參見 penitence