confession
翻译
供认, 坦白, 忏悔
例句
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了全面供认。
She made a confession of her love for him.
她表白了对他的爱意。
The priest heard her confession.
神父听了她的忏悔。
语法模式
a confession ((of sth.)) 对((某事))的供认。He made a full confession of his crimes.
make a confession ((to sb.)) 向((某人))坦白。She made a confession to the priest.
近义词
同义词：admission, acknowledgement；反义词：denial, concealment
词源
由动词“confess”和名词后缀“-ion”组成。“Confess”源自拉丁语“confiteri”（承认）。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ion”将动词“to confess”转变为表示其行为本身的名词。可以联想“act”到“action”的转变。