act of contrition

常見例句

After all, how effective is an act of contrition -- whether proffered over the Web or otherwise -- that comes many, many years late?
畢竟，無論是通過網(wǎng)絡或是其他途徑，遲來很多很多年的懺悔行為有什么用？
An act of perfect contrition is essential to save our souls, when being in danger of death and in a state of mortal sin we cannot go to Confession.
答：凡有死的危險，帶著大罪又不得修和時，就該發(fā)上等痛悔，才救得靈魂。
James Tibbets, son of Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., says Friday's visit to Hiroshima by U.S. Ambassador John Roos is an act of contrition that his late father would never have approved.
詹姆斯·蒂貝茨，美國空軍少將保羅·蒂貝茨之子, 稱其去世的父親決不會贊同美國大使約翰·羅斯的廣島之行，這是一種悔罪舉動。

Before we accept his act of contrition at the temple of Oprah, Armstrong needs to make amends with the several people and entities he took vicious aim at for accusing him of using performance enhancing substances.
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Until recently, it had been widely assumed that, instead of staying in office until September 1999, he would resign as an act of contrition for his party's dismal showing in the July election and for the country's financial mess.
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