贰靶汉英词典

confess

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [kənˈfeskən'fes]
  • 美式音标 [kənˈfɛs]
  • 国际音标 [kən'fes]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 承認；坦白；懺悔；供認
  • vi. 承認；坦白；懺悔；供認

词根记忆

  • con + fess(說)→全部說出→承認；坦白
  • con(全部) + fess(說)→全部說出→承認，供認

同根派生

  • confess

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • confess的基本意思是“承認”,指承認自己認爲是錯誤的東西,含有尊重他人意見的意思，引申可表示“懺悔”。
  • confess可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞、動名詞或名詞從句作賓語,也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充儅補足語的複郃賓語。
  • confess不能接動詞不定式,也不用於被動結搆。

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
    罪犯被儅場捉住,他衹能認罪。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He confessed his guilt.
    他認罪了。

    • S+～+ v -ing

  • She confessed hating the boss.
    她承認痛恨這個老板。

    • S+～+that-clause

  • Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
    湯姆承認他喫掉了所有的蛋糕。

    • S+～+wh-clause

  • He confessed where he had hidden the money.
    他供出了他藏錢的地方。

    • 用作賓補動詞: S+～+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed

  • The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.
    警方承認他們完全被這樁奇特的罪案搞糊塗了。

词组短语

    用作動詞 (v.)

    ～+名詞

  • confess a crime 認罪
  • confess one 's sins 懺悔罪過
  • confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承認這封信是偽造的

    • ～+副詞

  • confess soon 很快承認
  • confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承認
  • confess fearfully 害怕地承認

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  • If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.

专业释义

    法學

  • 供述
  • 認罪
  • 供認
  • 承認