| 单词 | regret |
| 释义 | Word Frequency regret(rɪˈɡrɛt) verbWord forms: -grets, -gretting or -gretted (transitive) 1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about 2. to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of noun ▶ USAGE Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend3. a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition 4. a sense of loss or grief 5. (plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation Derived forms regretful (reˈgretful) adjective regretfully (reˈgretfully) adverb regretfulness (reˈgretfulness) noun regrettable (reˈgrettable) adjective regrettably (reˈgrettably) adverb regretter (reˈgretter) noun Word origin C14: from Old French regrete, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grāta to weep |
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