“忏悔室”常见的英文表达是 confessional 或 confession box。
confessional:既可以作名词,表示忏悔室;也可作形容词,有“忏悔的;自白的”等含义。例如:The priest sat in the confessional, waiting for the penitent.(神父坐在忏悔室里,等着忏悔者。)
confession box:是一个名词短语,更直观地表达了“忏悔室”这一概念。例如:In the Catholic Church, people go to the confession box to confess their sins.(在天主教堂里,人们去忏悔室忏悔自己的罪过 。 )