regrettable

英 [rɪ'ɡretəbl] 美 [rɪ'ɡretəbl]

• adj. 可叹的；可惜的；遗憾的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 令人遗憾的
2. 可惜的
3. 不幸的
4. 使人悔恨的
5. 令人惋惜的
6. 伤心的
7. 可叹的
8. 抱歉的
9. 使人懊悔的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. deserving regret;

   "regrettable remarks"
   "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"
   "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His decision to marry her is more regrettable.
   他决定娶她是很不幸的。
2. It's regrettable that you diddled away the whole afternoon.
   真可惜，你把整个下午浪费掉了。
3. It is regrettable that few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.
   由于交通设施的发展，现在很少人愿意步行，这是很可惜的。
4. It is regrettable that we never speak seriously.
   遗憾的是我们从没认真谈过。
5. He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct.
   他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。

经典引文

• There were several regrettable incidents, which Val found distressing.

  出自： P. H. Gibbs

• It is..regrettable that the book should be..so inaccessible.

  出自：Journal of Theological Studies

• The regrettable young man enjoyed a position of eminence.

  出自： A. N. Wilson

近反义词

【近义词】

• unfortunate 不幸的
• deplorable 应受谴责的
• lamentable 可悲的
• undesirable 不受欢迎的
• unwelcome 不受欢迎的
• inopportune 不合时机的
• disappointing 令人失望的
• too bad 可惜