| 释义 |
confess[kən'fes]vt.1.■承认，供认，坦白：Now, I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.现在我必须承认我已毫无办法。2.■(向上帝或神甫)忏悔；(神甫)听取…的忏悔；为…办告解：She confessed her sins.她忏悔她的罪过。The Father confessed the criminal.神甫听了罪犯的忏悔。3.■表白(信仰)，宣称对…的信奉vi.1.■承认错误(或罪行)，认罪，供认(常与 to 连用)：I confess to having heard about it.我承认曾听说过这件事。2.■(向神甫)忏悔；(神甫)听取忏悔：He confessed to the priest before he died.他死前向神甫作了忏悔。近义词acknowledgeconfess and avoid【法律】承认所控告的事实而又主张法律上不能成立诉讼 |