regret, repent

動詞 repent:

1. turn away from sin or do penitence
   同義詞：atone
2. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
   同義詞：regret, rue

1. He is kind and gracious to all sinners who repent.
   他對懺悔的罪人一概慈悲為懷。
2. Bitterly did we repent our decision.
   我們非常后悔做此決定。
3. Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
   [諺]結(jié)婚太急，后悔莫及; 草率結(jié)婚必后悔。
4. Have you nothing to repent of?
   你沒有可懊悔的事嗎？
5. He repented what he has done.
   他懊悔他的所作所為。

repent

v.（動詞）
re.pent.ed,re.pent.ing,re.pents
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.
懺悔：對所做的或沒有做成的事感到悔恨、歉疚或自責(zé)；悔過
To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one`s mind regarding it:
悔悟：對過去的行為感到后悔以至于改變自己對此的看法：
例句：
repented of intemperate behavior.
對過激的舉止感到懊悔

To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one`s sins.
悔改：因為悔悟自己的罪行而變好
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To feel regret or self-reproach for:
后悔：對…感到后悔或自責(zé)：
例句：
repent one`s sins.
懺悔自己的罪行

To cause to feel remorse or regret.
使悔悟；使后悔

來源：
Middle English repenten
中古英語 repenten
from Old French repentir
源自 古法語 repentir
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表反對]
pentir [to be sorry] from Vulgar Latin *paenitore from Latin paenitôre
pentir [感到后悔] 源自 俗拉丁語 *paenitore 源自 拉丁語 paenitôre

【引伸】
repent.er
n.（名詞）

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repent
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adj.Biology （形容詞）【生物學(xué)】
Creeping along the ground; prostrate.
匍匐生根的；爬行的

來源：
Latin rôpôns rôpent- [present participle of] rôpere [to creep]
拉丁語 rôpôns rôpent- [] rôpere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [爬行]