1.后悔的,忏悔的
2.苦行赎罪的
1.同“penitent”
2.【天主】苦行赎罪规则(书)
1.showing that you are sorry for having done something bad
1.Same as penitent
1.Cardinal Rigali has invited the faithful to join him in Philadelphia's cathedral on March 11th for a penitential service.
Cardinal已向信徒发出邀请，和他一起参加3月11日费城大教堂的忏悔仪式。
2.Apparently the man's zeal for agriculture had burned with a failing flame, expiring in penitential ashes.
显然，男子对农业的热情只是燃出了失败的火焰，熄灭在后悔的灰烬里。
3.Instead, her life could be seen as an ideal model for Florentine penitential women.
对于佛罗伦萨的悔罪妇女来说，她的一生被视作是一个理想的典范。
4.He stressed the penitential aspect of monasticism - little food, no meat, hard manual labor, and strict silence.
他强调，修道悔罪方面-小食品，没有肉，硬体力劳动和严格的沉默。
5.They have great untapped penitential, but it isn't good for parents to pressure young children.
他们有很好的潜力，但是父母对孩子施加压力是不对的。
6.For three days the Pope kept him waiting, barefoot and in penitential garb.
教皇让他穿着悔罪服，赤着脚在堡外等候了三天。
7.Of or for the purpose of penance; penitential.
惩处的或用于惩处的；用作忏悔的
8.Fat Tuesday offers Christians (and others) a final chance to party before the penitential season of Lent begins.
字面意思是“油腻星期二”（MardiGras）的节日给基督徒（和其他参加者们）提供了四月大斋戒前大快朵颐的最后机会。