c. 1300, contrycyun, from Old French contriciun (Modern French contrition) and directly from Latin contritionem (nominative contritio), noun of action from past participle stem of conterere (see contrite).
权威例句
1. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
第二天,他就会懊悔不已,哭着乞求原谅。
2. She forgave him because his contrition was real.
她原谅了他是由于他的懊悔是真心的。
3. In contrition she expatiated on the beauty of the garden.
在后悔中,她反复谈论着花园的美丽.
4. The name we give to this spiritual condition is contrition.
我们将这一属灵状况称为悔悟.
5. Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.