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N-VAR
罪;罪過;罪孽
Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.
例句
The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin...
羅馬教廷對墮胎的教義非常清楚：這是罪過。
Was it the sin of pride to have believed too much in themselves?
他們過分自信，這是否犯了驕縱之罪？
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VERB
犯戒律;犯過失
If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.
例句
The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man...
西班牙宗教法庭指控他褻瀆上帝和人類。
You have sinned and must repent your ways.
你犯了罪，必須為你的所作所為作出懺悔。
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N-COUNT
罪惡;惡行;不道德的行為
A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong.
例句
...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness...
傲慢無情的惡行
The ultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.
最大的罪過不是通奸而是公眾議論，是它導致了丑聞的發生。
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PHRASE
同居
If you say that a man and a woman are living in sin, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married.
例句
She was living in sin with her boyfriend.
她和男友同居。