penance

英 [ˈpenəns]

美 [ˈpenəns]

n. 补赎; 悔罪; 修和圣事; 苦差事; 被迫做的事

复数：penances　

BNC.15780 / COCA.16731

牛津词典

noun

补赎；悔罪；修和圣事
an act that you give yourself to do, or that a priest gives you to do in order to show that you are sorry for sth you have done wrong
1. an act of penance
  赎罪善功
2. to do penance for your sins
  为自己的罪过做补赎
苦差事；被迫做的事
something that you have to do even though you do not like doing it
1. She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities.
  她把住在纽约视为一件苦事——她讨厌大都市。

noun

a Catholic sacrament
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
Synonym:self-mortificationself-abasement
remorse for your past conduct
Synonym:repentancepenitence

Of penance, I have had enough!
忏悔嘛，我已经做得够多的了！
If you really did penance you wouldn't have to.
如果你真的付钱赎罪可能就不用走了。
He received an axe after doing penance for Shiva.
他为湿婆作了忏悔后获得一把斧头。
He performed severe penance for many years to gain enough power to become the king of the three worlds.
他苦行多年，获得了足够的功力而成为了三界的国王。
And this is his penance too, to live without us.
这也是对他的惩罚，失去我们而生活。
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.
祭祀、布施和苦行都不应放弃；这些活动都必须执行。实际上，祭祀、布施和苦行甚至可以净化伟大的灵魂。
Yeah. I'm doing penance for forgetting her birthday last week.
是啊。我是在为上星期忘了她生日赎罪。
Priest: Inner Focus will now properly increase the critical strike chance of the talent Penance.
牧师：心灵专注现在能正确地提高忏悔天赋的暴击率。
I mean, you've been banished to the tool shed to do your penance.
我是说，你都被放逐到工具储藏室来忏悔了。
Searing Light ( Holy): Now also increases the damage of your Holy Nova and Penance spells.
灼热之光（神圣）：现在同样增加神圣新星与苦行的伤害。