contrition は【悔悟,懺悔】という意味の名詞(U)です.
com + terere(Latin: こする)
terere の同系語
| attrition | 摩損,不完全な悔悟) |
| detriment | 損失 |
| tribulation | 苦難 |
| trite | 使い古された |
| try | 苦難を与える |
Newsweek.com における出現頻度:重要単語(記事中で2年間で数十回程度以上)
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
-- Washington Irving
TV viewers are familiar with Clinton biting his lip in the mask of contrition.
テレビ視聴者は,クリントンが悔悟の表情で唇を噛んでいる姿を見慣れている.