单词音标

confess音标[kәn\'fes]

汉语翻译

vt. 承认, 坦白, 忏悔, 供认

vi. 承认, 坦白, 忏悔, 供认

【法】 供认, 自白, 认罪

词型变化

副词:confessedly动词过去式:confessed过去分词:confessed现在分词:confessing第三人称单数:confesses形容词:confessable

词意辨析

acknowledge, admit, confess, recognize, concede

这些动词均含“承认”之意。

acknowledge: 通常指公开承认某事的真实情况或自己的过错。

admit: 强调因外力或良心驱使或经判断而明确承认，多含不情愿或被迫意味。

confess: 语气较强，着重承认自己意识到的错误或罪行，含坦白忏悔的意味。

recognize: 作“承认”解时，系书面用词，主要指合法的或外交上的承认，也指公认。

concede: 指在事实与证据面前勉强或不得不承认。

英语解释

动词 confess:

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

同义词：squeal, shrive, fink

admit, make a clean breast of

同义词：concede, profess

confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

例句

He confessed that he had never seen her before.

他承认以前从未见过她。

The priest confessed the young man.

神父听取那个青年的忏悔。

详细解释

con.fess

v.（动词）

con.fessed,con.fess.ing,con.fess.es

v.tr.（及物动词）

To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.See Synonyms at acknowledge

坦白：披露（对自己不利或有害的事物）；承认参见 acknowledge

To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess.

承认信仰或信奉…；公开承认

To make known (one`s sins) to God or to a priest.

忏悔：向上帝或神父忏悔（自己的罪行）

To hear the confession of (a penitent).

聆听（信徒的）忏悔

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself:

供认：接受或承认一些对自己不利或有害的事物：

例句：

The suspect confessed to the crime.

嫌疑犯供认了罪行

To disclose one`s sins to a priest.

忏悔：向神父忏悔自己的罪行

To listen to a confession.

聆听忏悔

来源：

Middle English confessen

中古英语 confessen

from Old French confesser

源自 古法语 confesser

from Vulgar Latin *cônfess3re

源自 俗拉丁语 *cônfess3re

from Latin cônfitôro cônfess-

源自 拉丁语 cônfitôro cônfess-

com- [intensive pref.] * see com-

com- [前缀，表加强词义] *参见 com-

fatôro [to admit] * see bh3- 2

fatôro [承认] *参见 bh3- 2

【引伸】

confess.able

adj.（形容词）

confess.edly