Word · Frequency #13691
regrettable
令人遗憾的;可惜的
核心释义
deserving or causing regret
- 1.
可遗憾的,尤其值得后悔的。
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
可遗憾的,尤其值得后悔的。;可悲的;可惜的;抱歉的
用法In use
It is regrettable that the restaurant is fully booked tonight.
用法提示:regrettable 在“It is regrettable that...”句型中作表语形容词,表达某事令人遗憾。
She made a regrettable error when she sent the email to everyone.
用法提示:regrettable 作定语修饰名词 error,表示该错误令人后悔。
I find it regrettable that we didn't take any photos during the trip.
用法提示:在“find it regrettable that...”结构中,regrettable 作宾语补足语,说明觉得某事令人遗憾。
it is regrettable that + clause
常用 it 作形式主语,把真正的主语 that 从句放在后面。
It is regrettable that the concert was cancelled.
很遗憾,音乐会取消了。
a regrettable + noun
regrettable 修饰事件、错误等事物;表示某人感到遗憾时用 regretful。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- regrettable incident
- 令人遗憾的事件
- The school issued an apology for the regrettable incident.学校为这一令人遗憾的事件发表了道歉。
- regrettable mistake
- 令人遗憾的错误
- It was a regrettable mistake to send the email to everyone.把这封邮件发给所有人是一个令人遗憾的错误。
- regrettable decision
- 令人遗憾的决定
- He later called the move a regrettable decision.他后来称这一举动是一个令人遗憾的决定。
- regrettable loss
- 令人遗憾的损失
- The team's defeat was a regrettable loss for the fans.球队的失利对球迷来说是一个令人遗憾的损失。
- regrettable consequence
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:regrettable = regret(后悔) + able(可…的),能让人后悔的事,即令人遗憾的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式报告、商务信函、新闻报道 regrettable 多用于比较正式的场合,强调某事令人遗憾或不应发生;在日常口语中较少用,口语里更常说 sorry 或 unfortunate。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词:gettable、forgettable、unforgettable、wettable 与 regrettable 的重读元音和其后读音相同,均为 /ɛtəbəl/。注意形近但音不同的词:treatable、repeatable 看起来像 -eatable,实际读 /iːtəbəl/,与 /ɛtəbəl/ 不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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