Mere sorrow, which weeps and sits still, is not repentance. Repentance is sorrow converted into action; into a movement toward a new and better life.
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n. 运动;活动;动作，举动;乐章;
💡 move动+ment表名词 →运动
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义：motion, moving, progress, speed, translocation, displacement
adj. 仅仅，只不过;小的，轻微的;纯粹的;
n. 小湖，池塘;〈英〉边境（线）;
💡 我(me)阿姨(re) 仅仅是个 纯粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
这个只花了一点钱。
近义：merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager
n. 悲痛;悔恨，惋惜;伤心事;
vt.& vi. 悲痛;遗憾;
💡 烧肉（谐音）-烧到肉了- 痛苦 sorry(a.对不起)-sorrow(n.悲伤) 网友： 补充：sorrow-borrow 悲伤概不外借
"It helps to share your sorrow with someone else."
向他人诉说你的痛苦对你是有益的.
近义：sadden, darken, grieve, anxiety, heartache, heartbreak
反义：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的;
n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 后悔, 悔改\\n[法] 悔改, 悔悟, 后悔
近义：penitence, remorse, rue, contriteness, contrition
n. 行动，活动;功能，作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反义：inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness