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美: [rɪ'ɡrɛt]
英: [rɪ'gret]
n. 遗憾;抱歉;悲叹
vt. 后悔;惋惜;哀悼
vi. 感到后悔;感到抱歉
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 19:26:27
词源分析:Regret源自拉丁语“regretare”,由前缀“re-”(表示“再”或“返回”)和“grētāre”(表示“哭泣”或“哀悼”)组合而成。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到13世纪,最早出现在一些文学作品中,反映了人们对失去的情感。
课本:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
I regret not studying harder for my exams.
我后悔没有更加努力地学*我的考试。
She expressed regret over the loss of her friend.
她对失去朋友表示了遗憾。
They regret the decision to move to a different city.
他们对搬到另一个城市的决定感到遗憾。
He felt a deep regret for the mistakes he made in his youth.
他对年轻时犯下的错误感到深深的遗憾。
The company expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to its customers.
公司对给客户带来的不便表示遗憾。
*. In retrospect, I regret not taking that job offer.
回想起来,我后悔没有接受那个工作机会。
She has no regrets about her life choices.
她对自己的生活选择没有遗憾。
The teacher regretted not giving her students enough time for the test.
老师后悔没有给学生足够的时间来完成考试。
After the argument, he regretted saying hurtful things.
吵架后,他后悔说了伤人的话。
Many people regret their decisions when they look back on their lives.
很多人在回顾自己的生活时对自己的决定感到遗憾。
同义词:
反义词:
音标记忆法:/rɪˈɡrɛt/。可以通过将音节分开,分别记忆“re”和“gret”(类似于“再+哭泣”)来帮助记忆其含义。
词根记忆法:可以通过了解“re-”和“grētāre”的意思,帮助理解regret的深层含义。
通过上述分析,学*者能够全面理解并有效使用“regret”这一单词。
[V-T] If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it. 后悔
例:I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since.当时我轻易向他屈服了,到现在我一直后悔。
例:Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question.埃利斯当时似乎正后悔不该问那个问题。
[N-VAR] Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. 遗憾; 惋惜; 后悔
例:Larry said he had no regrets about retiring.拉里曾说他对于退休没有任何遗憾。
[[礼貌]] You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something. 对…感到遗憾
例:"I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said.他说:“我对他所遭受的伤害感到非常遗憾。”
例:I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests.我很遗憾美国也附和了这样的抗议。