repent

vi. 后悔；忏悔

vt. 后悔；对…感到后悔

adj. [植] 匍匐生根的；[动] 爬行的

中文词源

repent 悔过，忏悔

re-,表强调，-pent,惩罚，悔罪，词源同 pain,punish,penitentiary.引申词义悔过，忏悔。

repent (v.): c. 1300, "to feel such regret for sins or crimes as produces amendment of life," from Old French repentir (11c.), from re-, here probably an intensive prefix (see re-), + Vulgar Latin *penitire "to regret," from Latin poenitire "make sorry," from poena (see penal). The distinction between regret (q.v.) and repent is made in many modern languages, but the differentiation is not present in older periods. Related: Repented; repenting.

1、re- "intensive prefix" + pent- "regret".

2. Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished.: 那些拒不悔改的人，他说，将会受到惩罚。