guilt

gilt

六级考研GRE Collins 2

n. the state of having committed an offense
n. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

n. 罪行, 内疚
[法] 罪, 犯罪, 罪行

Collins 星级

3,827

BNC 频率

3,628

使用频率

guilt 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到它与 guilty（有罪的）相关，后者的 -y 结尾表示形容词。

例句

1. She felt a deep sense of guilt after lying to her friend.

她在对朋友撒谎后感到深深的内疚。

2. The guilt of not helping him haunted her for years.

不帮助他带来的内疚感困扰了她多年。

3. He tried to hide his guilt, but it was written all over his face.

他试图掩饰自己的内疚，但这表现在他的脸上。