confess
“Confess”是一个动词,基本含义是“承认”,主要用于表达承认做错了某事或承认一个事实,尤其是本不希望被他人知道的事情。
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He finally confessed his feelings to her. 他最终向她坦白了他的感情。
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She confessed that she had broken the vase. 她承认 是她打碎了花瓶。
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I must confess that I have never seen that movie. 我必须承认我从未看过那部电影。
“Confess”的词根来自拉丁语”confessus”,意为“公开承认”。
Confess是由前缀”con-”和根词”fess”组成,“con-”表示“和,一起”,“fess”来自拉丁词”fateri”,意为“承认”。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”This word comes from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri, from com- ‘altogether’ + fateri ‘admit’.
“Confess”这个词在英美文化中经常用于法律或宗教语境,表示承认错误或罪行。
名词形式:confession 中文翻译:告白
过去时:confessed 中文翻译:承认过
过去分词:confessed 中文翻译:已承认
现在分词:confessing 中文翻译:正在承认
你可以将”confess”联想到”confession booth”(告解室),在宗教场合,信徒会在告解室对神父“承认”自己的过错。
After the meeting, Tom could not bear the guilt anymore. He stood up, his voice shook, “I confess, it was me who gave the wrong information.” 会议结束后,汤姆再也无法忍受内疚的感觉。他站了起来,声音颤抖,“我承认,是我提供了错误的信息。”