考研英语高频词解析：confess，背单词千万不要只记中文意思，一定要结合真题例句去理解它的语境。记住它的搭配比干巴巴地背释义有用得多。以下是详细介绍。

高频考研英语单词：confess

单词：confess

音标：/kənˈfes/

释义：v.供认；承认；坦白；忏悔

考频：★★★★

记法：

采用词根词缀拆解记忆：前缀con-表“完全、全部”，词根fess表“言说、说出来”，把所有实情全部说出来的行为，就引申为供认、坦白、承认、忏悔，也可联想犯错后主动交代全部细节的场景强化记忆。

派生词：

confession (名词，释义：供认；坦白；忏悔；自白书)

confessed (形容词，释义：公开承认的；公认的；已认罪的)

confessedly (副词，释义：公开承认地；众所周知地)

confessional (形容词/名词，释义：忏悔的；自白的；教堂中的忏悔室)

搭配：

confess to doing sth 承认做了某事

confess a crime 供认罪行

confess one"s guilt 认罪

confess to a fault 承认错误

confess one"s sin 忏悔罪过

考研真题例句：

"I had absolutely no idea how to operate the new system at the beginning," he confesses.

他坦白道：“最开始我完全不知道如何操作这套新系统。”

Participants in the study were far more likely to confess to unethical behaviors when they were reminded of their moral values.

当被提醒自身的道德准则时，该研究的参与者坦白不道德行为的概率大幅提升。

Many senior managers confess that the biggest obstacle to team innovation is excessive fear of failure.

许多高层管理者承认，团队创新的最大障碍是对失败的过度恐惧。

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