contrite
翻譯
悔罪的, 痛悔的
例句
He was contrite after his angry outburst.
他勃然大怒之後感到懊悔。
She wrote a contrite letter of apology.
她寫了一封充滿悔意的道歉信。
文法模式
((to be)) contrite ((for sth.)) 為（某事）感到悔恨 He was contrite for his mistake.
近義詞
同義詞: remorseful, repentant; 反義詞: unrepentant
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」（共同）+「terere」（摩擦，碾碎）。意為被負罪感「壓垮」。
記憶技巧
想像一個人非常後悔，感覺自己被負罪感「壓垮」或「磨損」了，就像詞根「trite」的意思是陳舊的。