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con·fess AHD[kən-fĕsʹ] D.J.[kənˈfes]K.K.[kənˈfɛs]v.（动词）con.fessed, con.fess.ing, con.fess.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.See Synonyms at acknowledge 坦白：披露（对自己不利或有害的事物）；承认 参见 acknowledge
- To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess.承认信仰或信奉…；公开承认
- To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.忏悔：向上帝或神父忏悔（自己的罪行）
- To hear the confession of (a penitent).聆听（信徒的）忏悔
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself:供认：接受或承认一些对自己不利或有害的事物：The suspect confessed to the crime.嫌疑犯供认了罪行
- To disclose one's sins to a priest.忏悔：向神父忏悔自己的罪行
- To listen to a confession.聆听忏悔
- Middle English confessen 中古英语 confessen
- from Old French confesser 源自 古法语 confesser
- from Vulgar Latin *cōnfessāre 源自 俗拉丁语 *cōnfessāre
- from Latin cōnfitērī cōnfess- 源自 拉丁语 cōnfitērī cōnfess-
- com- [intensive pref.] * see com- com- [前缀，表加强词义] * 参见 com-
- fatērī [to admit] * see bhā- 2fatērī [承认] * 参见 bhā- 2
confessʹable adj.（形容词）confessʹedly AHD[-ĭd-lē] （副词） |