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Penitential的音标发音
Penitential
英式发音：[penɪ'tenʃ(ə)l] or [,pɛnɪ'tɛnʃl]
美式发音
(adj.) showing or constituting penance; 'penitential tears'; 'wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words' .
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双语例句
- The penitential den once set apart for interviews with the House, was now the news-Exchange, and was filled to overflowing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- He felt that he was performing a striking piece of scrupulosity in the judgment of his auditor, and a penitential act in the eyes of God. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
整理:威尔伯