confession
US /kənˈfeʃ.ən/
UK /kənˈfeʃ.ən/
1.
自白, 告白
a formal statement admitting that one has committed a crime or done something wrong
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The suspect made a full confession to the police.
容疑者は警察に完全な自白をした。
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Her confession brought relief to the victim's family.
彼女の告白は被害者の家族に安堵をもたらした。
2.
告解
an act of confessing sins to a priest to obtain absolution
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She went to church for confession every Sunday.
彼女は毎週日曜日に教会へ告解に行った。
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The priest listened patiently to his confession.
司祭は彼の告解を辛抱強く聞いた。