rueful + noun
rueful 常修饰 smile、laugh、expression 等表示表情或神情名词。
He gave a rueful smile.
他露出一个带着悔意的微笑。
后悔的;悔恨的;悲伤的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
后悔的;悔恨的;悲伤的
feeling or showing regret or sorrow, especially for one's own faults or wrongdoings
He gave a rueful smile.
他露出一个带着悔意的微笑。
引起或表达遗憾、悲伤,尤指带有苦笑或幽默意味的。
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
对罪过或过失感到痛苦或悲伤的
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
令人怜悯或同情的。
Inspiring pity or compassion.
糟糕的;悲惨的;可叹的。
Bad; woeful; deplorable.
He gave a rueful smile when he realized he had forgotten his friend's birthday.
当他意识到自己忘了朋友的生日时,他露出了一个悔恨的微笑。
She felt rueful about the harsh words she had said in anger.
她对自己生气时说的刻薄话感到懊悔。
With a rueful laugh, he admitted that the mistake was his own.
他带着懊悔的笑声承认错误是他自己的。
rueful 常修饰 smile、laugh、expression 等表示表情或神情名词。
He gave a rueful smile.
他露出一个带着悔意的微笑。
作表语时表示主语感到或显得悲伤、后悔。
She sounded rueful when she talked about the mistake.
她谈到那个错误时听起来很懊悔。
about 后接让人后悔的事情或行为。
He was rueful about forgetting her birthday.
他因忘了她的生日而感到懊悔。
Not this
I rueful about my decision.
Use this
I am rueful about my decision.
rueful 是形容词,不能单独作谓语,必须与系动词 be 连用。中文常省略“是”,但英语中要加上 am/is/are 才构成完整句子。
Not this
I am rueful for my decision.
Use this
I am rueful about my decision.
表示“对……感到后悔”时,rueful 与介词 about 搭配,不能用 for。学习者可能受 sorry for 或中文“为……感到后悔”的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
悔恨的微笑;苦笑
She gave a rueful smile when she remembered her mistake.
她想起自己的错误时,苦笑了一下。
苦笑;悔恨的笑
He let out a rueful laugh at his own foolishness.
他对自己干的蠢事苦笑了一声。
悔恨的表情;懊悔的神色
He cast a rueful look at the broken vase.
他悔恨地看着打碎的花瓶。
懊悔的神情
Her rueful expression showed she regretted the harsh words.
她懊悔的神情表明她后悔说了那些刻薄的话。
无奈的咧嘴一笑;苦笑
With a rueful grin, he admitted he had lost the bet.
他苦笑了一下,承认自己打赌输了。
悔恨的叹息
She breathed a rueful sigh, thinking of what might have been.
她悔恨地叹了口气,想着原本可能发生的事。
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记忆:rue(后悔)+ ful(满)→ 满心后悔,神情悲伤。
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literature 多用于正式或文学性写作,常形容带后悔或悲伤表情的笑或神态;日常口语中不太常用。
没有常见的完全押韵词。这些词分别与 rueful 共享拼写片段:ue(rueful 中的 rue)和 -ful。注意 true、blue、clue、glue 发 /uː/ 音,但结尾没有 /fəl/;useful、helpful 虽有 /fəl/,但重读元音不同,因此都不完全押韵。
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