English Dictionary

sackcloth

noun

A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks. / (usually with “and ashes”, also figuratively) Garments worn as an act of penance.

He wore a sackcloth as a sign of mourning.

意味（1）

A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.

意味（2）

(usually with “and ashes”, also figuratively) Garments worn as an act of penance.

After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes.