n.自我懲罰；懺悔；贖罪

v.使懺悔

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。

She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities. 她把住在紐約視為一件苦事,她討厭大都市。

There is no absolution without penance. 沒有懺悔就談不上寬恕。

Yeah. I'm doing penance for forgetting her birthday last week. 是啊。我是在為上星期忘了她生日贖罪。