こくはく

[告白] *confession

【U】【C】〔罪などの/人への〕白状〔of/to〕; 《正式》(信仰の)告白；(罪の)ざんげ∥ a confession of one's fault 罪の告白 / go to confession (信者が)司祭に告白［ざんげ］に行く

*profession

【U】【C】《正式》告白， 宣誓

*admission

【U】［or an ～］〔事実などの/…という〕承認；告白〔of/that節〕∥ She couldn't make the admission that she had broken her father's watch. 彼女は父親の時計を壊したことを告白できなかった.

◇→告白する

告白
confession
acknowledgement
刻薄
酷薄
cruel
inhumane

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こくはく【告白】

*confession

〖U〗〖C〗〔罪などの/人への〕白状〔of/to〕; 《正式》(信仰の)告白；(罪の)ざんげ

a confession of one's fault 罪の告白

go to confession (信者が)司祭に告白［ざんげ］に行く

*profession

〖U〗〖C〗《正式》告白， 宣誓

*admission

〖U〗［or an ～］〔事実などの/…という〕承認；告白〔of/that節〕

She couldn't make the admission that she had broken her father's watch. 彼女は父親の時計を壊したことを告白できなかった.

◇ → 告白する

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I

こくはく【告白】

(a) confession; (a) profession; (a) declaration 《of love》; 〔自認〕 (an) avowal; (an) acknowledgment; (an) admission.

～する confess; admit; acknowledge; own up; make a confession [an admission] 《of…》; 《文》 own (to) sth; avow; profess 《one's faith》.

●罪を告白する confess to a crime [sin]; confess that one has committed a crime; confess one's guilt; own up (to a crime [having done something wrong])

・信仰を告白する profess [make (a) profession of] one's faith

・あれは盗作だと告白した. He admitted [confessed] that the work was plagiarized [he had plagiarized the work]. | He confessed to having plagiarized the work.

・それは自分の無知を告白するようなものだ. That's equivalent to confessing your ignorance. | That just shows that you don't know [how ignorant you are].

・彼は思いきって彼女への愛を告白した. He summoned up courage [took the plunge] and confessed his love for her.

●愛の告白 a declaration of love; telling sb that one is in love (with him)

・赤裸々な告白 (a) total confession.

●告白の祈り 【カトリック】 | a Confiteor.

信仰告白 a confession of faith; the profession 《of Christianity》.

総告白 【キリスト教】 (a [the]) general confession.

告白書 a (written) confession.

告白小説 a confessional novel.

告白文学 confessional literature.

II

こくはく【酷薄】

～な cruel; inhuman; brutal; callous; cold; unfeeling. [⇒ざんこく]

残忍酷薄

●罪状の残忍酷薄 the atrocity and cold-bloodedness [callous brutality] of the crime.

酷薄非情

●酷薄非情の人 a person without a hint of humanity (in his makeup); an utterly callous [atrociously brutal] person.