听声词典

confess

C 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [kənˈfeskən'fes]
  • 美式音标 [kənˈfɛs]
  • 国际音标 [kən'fes]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 承认；坦白；忏悔；供认
  • vi. 承认；坦白；忏悔；供认

词根记忆

  • con + fess(说)→全部说出→承认；坦白
  • con(全部) + fess(说)→全部说出→承认，供认

同根派生

  • confess

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • confess的基本意思是“承认”,指承认自己认为是错误的东西,含有尊重他人意见的意思，引申可表示“忏悔”。
  • confess可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、动名词或名词从句作宾语,也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语。
  • confess不能接动词不定式,也不用于被动结构。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
    罪犯被当场捉住,他只能认罪。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He confessed his guilt.
    他认罪了。

    • S+～+ v -ing

  • She confessed hating the boss.
    她承认痛恨这个老板。

    • S+～+that-clause

  • Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
    汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。

    • S+～+wh-clause

  • He confessed where he had hidden the money.
    他供出了他藏钱的地方。

    • 用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed

  • The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.
    警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • confess a crime 认罪
  • confess one 's sins 忏悔罪过
  • confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承认这封信是伪造的

    • ～+副词

  • confess soon 很快承认
  • confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承认
  • confess fearfully 害怕地承认

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  • If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.

专业释义

    法学

  • 供述
  • 认罪
  • 供认
  • 承认