the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal

I have a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me. 我有件事要坦白——我把你借给我的那本书丢了。

I can't ask for help. It feels like a confession of failure. 我不能请求帮助，那感觉就像是承认失败。

Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done. 坦白是你正视自己所作所为的第一步。

He made a full confession to the police. 他向警方招供了一切。

Synonyms: admission (ACCEPTING)avowal

an occasion when a Christian tells God or, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, tells a priest formally and privately, what they have done wrong so that they can be forgiven

Have you been to confession recently? 你最近进行过忏悔吗？

The priest heard his confession. 神父听取了他的忏悔。