confess

[kənˈfes]

  • 词义辨析

    confess, acknowledge, admit, own

    这四个词都有“公开承认”的意思。它们的区别是:
    1.acknowledge和admit所承认的是不对的或不光彩的事实; confess指承认“错误及罪行”; own承认的不一定是“错误及罪行”,只是一般地表明自己的感觉及处境。例如:
    He acknowledged that he was your inferior.他承认他不及你。
    Did he admit to stealing it?他承认是他偷的吗?
    He confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。
    2.acknowledge强调在一定压力下承认, admit强调勉强承认。例如:
    Dan acknowledged himself as criminal.达恩承认自己是罪人。
    I admit to a natural fear.我承认生来胆小。
    3.acknowledge所承认的一般是隐蔽的, admit, confess和own所承认的不一定是隐蔽的。例如:
    Jane acknowledged using her father's motor-car.珍妮承认用了她父亲的摩托车。
    They admitted my statement to be reasonable.他们承认我的陈述有道理。
    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。
    4.confess语气上较强,属正式语体; own则不如confess正式。
    5.这四个词用作及物动词时,都可接简单宾语或复合宾语,除own外,其他词都可接动名词。admit, confess和own用作不及物动词都可与介词to搭配,其后都可接动名词。例如:
    They acknowledged having been defeated.他们认输了。
    He confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.他供认自己参与了企图营救那个囚犯的密谋。
    She admitted having done wrong.她承认自己做错了。

    acknowledge,admit,confess,recognize,concede

    这些动词都含“承认”之意。
    acknowledge通常指公开承认某事的真实情况或自己的过错。
    admit强调因外力或良心驱使或经判断而明确承认,多含不情愿或被迫意味。
    confess语气较强,着重承认自己意识到的错误或罪行,含坦白忏悔的意味。
    recognize作“承认”解时,系书面用词,主要指合法的或外交上的承认,也指公认。
    concede指在事实与证据面前勉强或不得不承认。

  • 双语例句
1、

Let us now confess our sins to Almighty God.

现在让我们向上帝忏悔我们的罪恶。

——柯林斯例句

2、

I am half ashamed to confess it.

承认这事我真有些羞愧.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

3、

But I have to confess that I adore everything about Sir Richard Branson.

但是我不得不承认,我崇拜理查德·布兰森先生的一切.

——期刊摘选

4、

The surviving leaders of the conspiracy were tortured in prison to make them confess.

这个阴谋反叛集团中幸存下来的领导人在监牢里遭到严刑拷打,逼他们招认口供.

——辞典例句

5、

I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.

我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑.

《简明英汉词典》

6、

Most people confess to a bad memory.

大多数人都承认记性差.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

7、

Her guilty conscience made her confess to her crime.

她的犯罪感使她供认了自己的罪行.

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8、

Instant Active was struggling whether he confess to Little Daisy or not.

为什么他还在那呢?他早就应该走了呀.

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9、

In the end he was driven to confess and face a prison sentence, feeling that to clear his conscience would be cheap at the price.

最终他被迫供认不讳,并面临判刑, 感到他要无愧于心,其代价再昂贵也是值得的.

——《简明英汉词典》

10、

But I confess our present educational system excites in my mind grave misgivings.

但是我不得不承认,现在的教育制度让我感到非常担忧.

——期刊摘选

11、

It's frivolous misuse of time, I confess.

我承认,这有点无谓浪费时间.

——辞典例句

12、

Just tell me what it is and I'll confess straight off.

你只用告诉我是什么,我都马上招供.

——英汉文学

13、

I confess that to me It'seems quite impossible.

我觉得这完全不可能.

——期刊摘选

14、

I must confess my error.

我必须承认我的错误.

——期刊摘选

15、

I was compelled to confess.

我被迫招供了.

——期刊摘选

16、

I confess that Las Vegas is beyond my imagination.

我承认拉斯维加斯超乎我的想象之外.

——期刊摘选

17、

I confess a sadness to you, but do not think lack resolution.

我对你讲心里的疙瘩, 可别以为我决心不够.

——辞典例句

18、

Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.

很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念.

——《简明英汉词典》

19、

The torture made him confess.

严刑拷打使他招供了.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

They tortured the man to make him confess his crime.

他们拷打那个人,使他招认他的罪行.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

他有认错和赎罪的机会。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

22、

You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。

——柯林斯例句

23、

Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness.

大部分强奸案受害者都承认有一种无助的感觉。

——柯林斯例句

24、

I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.

我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。

——柯林斯例句

25、

I confess it's got me baffled.

我承认这把我难倒了。

——柯林斯例句

26、

Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.

我立刻就想承认我错了。

——柯林斯例句

27、

I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money.

我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。

——柯林斯例句

28、

They were very polite, I must confess.

我得承认他们很有礼貌。

——柯林斯例句

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