n.自我惩罚；忏悔；赎罪

v.使忏悔

He had done penance for his sins, we should forgive him. 他已经为赎罪自我惩罚了，我们应该原谅他。

She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities. 她把住在纽约视为一件苦事,她讨厌大都市。

There is no absolution without penance. 没有忏悔就谈不上宽恕。

Yeah. I'm doing penance for forgetting her birthday last week. 是啊。我是在为上星期忘了她生日赎罪。