Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3773
regret
遗憾；后悔；懊悔
A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something done or missed in the past, with a wish that it had been different.
- 1.
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
因过去做过或经历过的事情而感到的情感痛苦,希望事情有所不同；带着不满或渴望的回顾。
- 2.
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
因犯错或失望而感到的悲伤
- 3.
The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.
因选择错误行动而导致的可避免损失的数量。
- 4.
A person invited to an event who was unable to attend, but notified the organizer of this beforehand; a nonattendee.
被邀请参加活动但无法出席并提前通知组织者的人；未出席者。
后悔值；遗憾值；婉拒出席者；缺席者；因过去做过或经历过的事情而感到的情感痛苦,希望事情有所不同；带着不满或渴望的回顾。；因犯错或失望而感到的悲伤；因选择错误行动而导致的可避免损失的数量。
In use
He expressed deep regret for his harsh words during the argument.
She felt a pang of regret when she saw the old photographs.
With many regrets, they decided to cancel the trip due to the storm.
he wrote a note expressing his regret
Connections
Collocations
- deep regret
- 深深的遗憾
- He expressed deep regret for his mistake.他对自己的错误表达了深深的遗憾。
- express regret
- 表达遗憾
- The company expressed regret for the delay.公司对延误表示遗憾。
- feel regret
- 感到后悔
- She felt regret about not taking the opportunity.她为没有抓住机会感到后悔。
- with regret
- 遗憾地
- With regret, she announced her resignation.她遗憾地宣布辞职。
- have no regrets
- 没有遗憾
- He has no regrets about his decision.他对自己的决定没有遗憾。
- a sense of regret
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：re-（再次）+ gret（悲伤），再次悲伤就是后悔。
Context & Register
通常用于表达对过去错误或失望的遗憾情感，适用于多种正式和非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Bet, get, and set are perfect rhymes because they share the stressed /ɛt/ sound with regret. Secret and asset are lookalikes: 'secret' ends with /ɪt/ (like in 'kit'), and 'asset' has /ɛt/ but the stress is on the first syllable, so they do not perfectly rhyme with regret.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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