It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
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n. 承认,自首;忏悔;供认状;信条,教义;
💡 con全部+fess说+ion表名词 → 全部说出 → 坦白
"After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession."
经过警察数小时的审问,她才供认了全部罪行。
近义:avowal, acceptance, shrift, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission
反义:rejection
n. 神父,牧师;司铎,司祭;领导者;神甫;
vt. 使成为神职人员;
💡 pri(price价格)+est(最高级):古代 神父价最高
"He confessed to a priest that he had sinned."
他向神父忏悔他犯了罪.
近义:monk, presbyter, reverend, churchman, clergyman, cleric
反义:layperson, secular
absolution
[[ˌæbsə'lu:ʃən]]
n. 免罪, 赦免, 免除\\n[法] 免罚, 赦免, 免除
近义:indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
反义:condemnation