"place where a priest sits to hear confession," 1727, from French confessional, from Medieval Latin confessionale, noun use of neuter of confessionalis (adj.), from confiteri (see confess).
confessional (adj.)
"pertaining to confession," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin confessionalis (see confessional (n.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Their first album was painfully frank to the point of being confessional.
他們的第一張專輯是那么的坦率，近乎自白。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
僅僅根據(jù)有爭(zhēng)議的目擊者證言和供詞就定了罪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Laundry warrior Zatik - Sawyer uses a digital version of the kitchen - table confessional.