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confession:供认;坦白 插画
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confession

英 /kənˈfeʃən/  美 /kənˈfeʃən/
  • n. 供认;坦白an admission that you have done something wrong
  • n. 宗教上的忏悔the act of admitting sins, especially to a priest

I have a confession: I ate the last biscuit.

我得坦白:最后一块饼干是我吃的。

Courts should examine whether a confession was obtained voluntarily before accepting it as reliable evidence.

法庭在将供词采纳为可靠证据之前,应审查其是否出于自愿。

搭配

make a confession 作出坦白extract a confession 逼取口供a false confession 虚假供认go to confession 去忏悔

辨析提示

confession to 后接名词或动名词;不表示“自由”。

词族

confess (v.)、confessional (adj.)

近义 admission

反义 denial

社会英语词汇CEFR B2

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