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单词 sorry
释义 sor·ry
\ˈsärē, ˈsȯr-, -ri\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English sary, sory, from Old English sārig, from sār sore + -ig -y — more at sore
1. : grieved or grieving over the loss of some good
 < was sorry to see it moved but I would be sorrier to see it destroyed — W.T.Scott >
: feeling sorrow, regret, or penitence
 < she began to cry, poor thing, and I felt very sorry for her — W.S.Maugham >
 < was momentarily sorry that she had not read it — Arnold Bennett >
 < sorry for past transgressions >
— often used interjectionally to express polite regret
 < sorry, but I disagree >
 < sorry; I decline to yield — F.H.Case >
2. : of melancholy, dismal, or gloomy mien : mournful, sad
 < through the sorry routine that follows on the heels of death — B.A.Williams >
 < the sorry truth is, this book ought not to have been accepted for publication — Kemp Malone >
3. : inspiring blended sorrow, pity, scorn, and ridicule : worthlessly or wretchedly worn-out, unfit, or futile
 < a sorry underpaid official >
 < fed us on such sorry chuck — American Songbag >
 < for every good fur-catching dog, there are a hundred sorry ones — F.B.Gipson >
 < making a sorry spectacle of himself — Joseph Wechsberg >
Synonyms: see contemptible
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