act of contrition
Minnesota先輩と同じ話題ですが、わたしにはcontritionが気になりました。これは「 悔恨，悔悟」と訳され、もともとはカトリックの懺悔のことを意味します。つまり、神への愛から起こる悔い改めを意味する強い言葉です。悔い改めを示すために坊主頭にするという日本的な儀礼がTouTubeを通じてあっと言う間に全世界へと配信されましたが、そこに映った彼女の姿はまるで僧侶のようでした。そういったイメージも含めての語彙選択なのでしょうか。（EnDough）
AKB48 singer shaves her head as act of contrition for dating
AKB48 singer Minami Minegishi shaved her head and issued a tearful YouTube apology on Friday after spending the night with a man, as the group’s management was scrambling to redeem the girl next door image of the mega-popular all-girl group.
Pictures of the roughly-shorn head of Minegishi, 20, were emblazoned on national newspapers and Japan’s Twitter scene was abuzz Friday over news that the pop princess had broken the band’s cardinal rule: No dating.
A sobbing Minegishi told fans she had decided to shave her head in contrition after a popular weekly magazine published claims of a night of passion with a 19-year-old boy band member.
