The repentant historian publicly corrected his earlier misattribution of the ancient manuscript, acknowledging the error in his research.
这位悔过的历史学家公开纠正了他先前对古代手稿的错误归属，承认了研究中的失误。
Which choice best defines “repentant”?
B — Feeling sorry for something wrong you have done. “repentant” means feeling sorry for something wrong you have done.
Which word means “feeling sorry for something wrong you have done”?
B — repentant. “repentant” means feeling sorry for something wrong you have done.
repentant — feeling sorry for something wrong you have done. In Chinese: 悔过的，忏悔的.
repentant is pronounced /rɪˈpɛntənt/.
The repentant historian publicly corrected his earlier misattribution of the ancient manuscript, acknowledging the error in his research. (这位悔过的历史学家公开纠正了他先前对古代手稿的错误归属，承认了研究中的失误。)
remorseful, contrite, penitent — all close in meaning to repentant (feeling sorry for something wrong you have done).
unrepentant, defiant — each the opposite of repentant (feeling sorry for something wrong you have done).
Yes. repentant is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.