confession

英[kən'feʃən]美[kən'feʃən]
  • n. 自认；自白；招供；忏悔

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    -fe-说→-fess-表白词根词缀：con-共同+-fess-表白+-ion名词词尾
      noun(名词)
      1. 坦白;供认，招认;承认
      2. 忏悔，告罪

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 坦白;供认，招认;承认

      I have a confession to make – I've lost that book you lent me.

      我有件事要坦白——我把你借给我的那本书丢了。

      I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure.

      我不能请求帮助，那感觉就像是承认失败。

      Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done.

      坦白是你正视自己所作所为的第一步。

      He made a full confession to the police.

      他向警方招供了一切。

    2. 忏悔，告罪

      Have you been to confession recently?

      你最近进行过忏悔吗？

      The priest heard his confession.

      神父听取了他的忏悔。

    小知识

    A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake.

    You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect “Confess!” The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt. “I killed the mayor!” is a confession. “I forgot your birthday” is a confession. In some religions, confession is a sacrament where people admit their sins and seek forgiveness. When people have something painful to admit, they often start by saying, “I have a confession to make.”

    实用短语

    1. the confession

      忏悔,自白,自白书

    2. confession of pain

      伤城,年伤城,伤城美国版

    3. confession to justice

      自首

    4. sinful confession

      声色犬马,年,歌舞以及女色犬马

    5. my confession

      我的承认,我的忏悔,表白,我的认可

    6. confession obstacle

      供述障碍

    7. confession of a secret admirer

      暗恋者的表白

    8. belgic confession

      比利时信条

    词根词缀

    词根: fess

    =speak,表示”说”

    • n.

      confession 招供;认错;交待

      confess坦白+ion状态→n.招供;认错;交待

      profession 职业,专业,表白,宣布

      pro前+fess说+ion表名词→在前面说话→进入[律师,教师]等职业→职业

      professional 自由职业者,专业人员

      profession职业+al人→n.自由职业者,专业人员

      professor 教授

      pro前+fess说+or人→在前面说话的人→教师

    • v.

      confess 供认,承认,坦白,忏悔

      con全部+fess说→全部说出→坦白

    同义词

    n.供认,交代,坦白

    declaration  /  shrift  /  revelation  /  divulgence  /  disclosure  /  avowal

    n.承认

    acknowledgment  /  concession  /  leveling  /  admission  /  allowance  /  recognition  /  acceptance

    其他释义

    profession

    同根词

    词根：confess

    adj.

    confessional忏悔的；自白的

    adv.

    confessedly公开承认地；明白供认地；自称地

    n.

    confessional忏悔室；告解室

    confessor忏悔者；为信教而被迫害的教徒

    vi.

    confess承认；坦白；忏悔；供认

    vt.

    confess承认；坦白；忏悔；供认