guilt

【发音】

美 /ɡɪlt/ 英 /gɪlt/

【翻译】

1. n.内疚；有罪，犯罪

   英释:a strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know that you have done something wrong

【例句】

1. He used to buy them expensive presents, out of guilt.

   出于内疚，他以前总是给他们买昂贵的礼物。

2. He felt an enormous sense of guilt when he thought about how he’d treated her.

   他想到自己那样对待她，心里非常歉疚。

3. He did not deny his guilt.

   他没有否认自己有罪。

4. His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution.

   他的罪行已被原告方证实确凿无疑。

【真题例句】

1. (2008.12 • CET6 • • 听力题)...reducing the immediate guilt of not working on the tasks at hand by investing energy in the list...

【同、近义词】

1. n.犯罪，过失；内疚

   error/crime/mistake/sin/blame/

【同根词】

1. adj

   guilty : 有罪的；内疚的

   guiltless : 无罪的，无辜的；没有…的，不知…的

2. adv

   guiltily : 内疚地；有罪地

3. n

   guiltiness : 有罪；自觉有罪；愧疚