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noun an act of penance赎罪善功 penance for something to do penance for your sins为自己的罪过做补赎 She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities. 她把住在纽约视为苦事，她讨厌大都市。 He decided to do public penance for his sins. He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes. She kneeled at her mother’s feet in penance. |