单词 | regrettable |
释义 | regrettable adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, seem令人遗憾;好像可惜adverb➤deeply, extremely, highly, truly, very深为可惜;极为可惜;非常令人惋惜◆a deeply regrettable incident非常令人遗憾的事情◆it is highly regrettable that the delegate cannot be here in person.非常遗憾,该代表不能亲自出席。➤rather相当令人遗憾➤especially, particularly尤其令人遗憾◆his death is particularly regrettable because this condition could have easily been treated.他的死尤其令人遗憾,因为这种病本来是很容易治疗的。regrettable (formal) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened令人惋惜的;可惜的;令人遗憾的◆it is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.遗憾的是没有早些报警。◆the loss of jobs is highly regrettable.失去工作非常令人遗憾。▸ regrettably adverb◆regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area.令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。note 辨析 unfortunate or regrettable?both unfortunate and regrettable can be used to describe things that happen and collocates include incident, occurrence, error, consequence and tendency. however, sth that is regrettable is usually considered to have been at least partly within sb's control: the use of regrettable suggests that sb wishes to accept some blame, or blame sb else. sth that is unfortunate is more often considered to be the result of bad luck. * unfortunate 和 regrettable 均可描述发生之事,搭配词有 incident、occurrence、error、consequence 和 tendency。不过,regrettable 所描述之事通常被视为至少部份在某人的控制之内,意味着某人愿意为此受责,或想责怪他人。unfortunate 所描述之事较常被视为运气不好所致。regrettable/rɪˈgretəbl ||; rɪˈgrɛtəbḷ/adj that you should feel sorry or sad about 令人遗憾、惋惜或懊悔的: ◇it is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner. 警方没有早一点获通报,这是令人遗憾的。 ➔regrettably /-əbli ||; -əblɪ/ adv regrettably, most hotels are not well-equipped for disabled people. regrettablesee ⇨ unfortunately 2 re·gret·ta·ble /rɪ`grɛtəbḷ; rɪˈɡretəbəl/adjsomething regrettable is something you wish had never happened 令人遗憾的,使人懊悔的:◇a regrettable mistake 令人遗憾的错误 |
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