confession
翻譯
供認, 坦白, 懺悔
例句
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了全面供認。
She made a confession of her love for him.
她表白了對他的愛意。
The priest heard her confession.
神父聽了她的懺悔。
文法模式
a confession ((of sth.)) 對((某事))的供認。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.
近義詞
同義詞：admission, acknowledgement；反義詞：denial, concealment
詞源
由動詞「confess」和名詞後綴「-ion」組成。「Confess」源自拉丁語「confiteri」（承認）。
記憶技巧
後綴「-ion」將動詞「to confess」轉變為表示其行為本身的名詞。可以聯想「act」到「action」的轉變。