名詞 penance:

1. remorse for your past conduct
   同義詞：repentance, penitence
2. a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution
3. voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
   同義詞：self-mortification, self-abasement

1. He had done penance for his sins; we should forgive him.
   他已經(jīng)為贖罪自我懲罰了，我們應(yīng)該原諒他。

pen.ance

n.（名詞）
An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.
苦行，苦修：一種自我禁欲或虔誠(chéng)的行為，用來(lái)表示悔罪或?qū)^(guò)失的贖罪
A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution.Also called In this sense, also called reconciliation
補(bǔ)贖：基督教會(huì)的一種圣禮，包括悔罪、向神父懺悔、接受懲罰及寬恕也作 在此意義上也可稱作 reconciliation
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pen.anced,pen.anc.ing,pen.anc.es
To impose penance upon.
使悔過(guò)，使悔罪

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin paenitentia [penitence]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) paenitentia [悔過(guò)，悔罪]
from paenitôns paenitent- [penitent] * see penitent
源自 paenitôns paenitent- [悔罪的，悔過(guò)的] *參見(jiàn) penitent