sin
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God. 罪過; 罪孽
The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin. 梵蒂岡有關墜胎的教義是清楚的：這是個罪過。
2. V-I If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God. 犯戒律
The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man. 西班牙宗教法庭指控他違背了上帝和人類的律法。
3. sinnerN-COUNT 罪人
I was shown that I am a sinner, that I needed to repent of my sins. 我被証明是個罪人，需要爲我的罪孽懺悔。
4. N-COUNT A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong. 違背道德原則的行爲
...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness. …狂妄冷酷的惡行。
5. ABBREVIATION for sine sine的縮寫
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sin /sɪn/ (sinning,sinned,sins)
義項 sin讀作saɪn。
剑桥词典
- the offence of breaking , or the breaking of, a religious or moral law
- Roman Catholics go to confession to purge their souls from sin.
- He wanted to confess his sins before he died .
- She may have committed several sins, but greed was not among them.
- They are guilty of the sin of neglect .
- I think it's a sin to hit children .
（違反宗教戒律或道德槼範的）罪，罪過
to commit /confess a sin 犯罪／懺悔罪過
He thinks a lot about sin. 他對罪孽有很多思考。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] informal I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong ) to waste food , when so many people in the world are hungry . 我認爲浪費食物是一種罪過，因爲世界上還有那麽多人在挨餓。
humorous For my sins (= as if it were a punishment ), I'm organizing the office party this year . 真是活該，今年將由我來組織辦公室聚會。
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