confessionals

英 [kənˈfɛʃənlz] 美 [kənˈfɛʃənəlz]

n.  (教堂内的)告解室,告解亭,忏悔室
confessional的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. (尤指天主教教堂的)告解室
    A confessional is the small room in a church where Christians, especially Roman Catholics, go to confess their sins.
    1. ADJ-GRADED 忏悔的;自白的
      A confessional speech or writing contains confessions.
      1. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements...
        仅仅根据有争议的目击者证言和供词就定了罪。
      2. Their first album was painfully frank to the point of being confessional.
        他们的第一张专辑是那么的坦率,近乎自白。
    2. N-COUNT 忏悔;自白;检讨会;自我批评会
      A confessional is a statement or meeting in which people confess things.
      1. In regular group confessionals, the worst performers have to explain themselves to their peers.
        在定期举行的集体检讨会上,表现最差的人必须向同事作出解释。

    双语例句

    1. In regular group confessionals, the worst performers have to explain themselves to their peers.
      在定期举行的集体检讨会上,表现最差的人必须向同事作出解释。
    2. These mass confessionals spoke far more forcibly to the heart of the soldiers than did the commanders or the political directors.
      这种诉苦会在士兵心灵中造成的强烈反响,比指挥员或政治指导员言教的作用更大。