confessor
confessor 英 [kənˈfesə(r)] 美 [kənˈfɛsɚ]
n. 忏悔者；为信教而被迫害的教徒
名词复数:confessors
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- n. 忏悔者；为信教而被迫害的教徒
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1. What if the confessor gives a different answer from the bishop?
万一忏悔神父给出的答案不同于主教的，怎么办？
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2. The first known royal palace to occupy Parliament’s site was Edward the confessor’s (c1065).
在议会大厦所在地所建的第一所已知的王宫，属于忏悔者爱德华（1065年）。
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3. Probably one of the most commonly used sentences in the Bible-and very useful, whether you're speaking to a liar or a confessor.
也许这是在圣经里最常出现的一句话，无论是对一个说谎的人，还是对一个忏悔者说，都是非常适合的。
- confessor (n.) late Old English, "one who avows his religion," especially in the face of danger, but does not suffer martyrdom, from Latin confessor, agent noun from past-participle stem of confiteri "to acknowledge" (see confess). Meaning "one who hears confessions" is from mid-14c.; this properly would be Latin confessarius, but Latin confessor was being used in this sense from the 9th century. Meaning "one who admits to a crime" is from 1690s.
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