Word · Frequency #12583
ruefully
悔恨地；遗憾地；悲伤地
核心释义
in a way that shows sorrow or regret
- 1.
悔恨地；悲伤地；令人遗憾地。
In a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
悔恨地；悲伤地；令人遗憾地。；可怜地；悲伤地
用法In use
He smiled ruefully and admitted he had forgotten her birthday again.
用法提示：ruefully 作副词修饰 smiled，表达带着懊悔和自责的神情。
She shook her head ruefully when she saw the burnt dinner.
用法提示：ruefully 修饰动词短语 shook her head，表示动作带着悔恨和无奈。
Looking at his empty wallet, he laughed ruefully.
用法提示：ruefully 修饰 laughed，表示那种带着懊悔和自嘲的笑。
verb + ruefully
表示表情或动作的动词（如 smile, laugh, shake one's head）后常接 ruefully，强调做出该表情时的悔意或遗憾。
He smiled ruefully and shrugged.
他苦笑着耸了耸肩。
ruefully + verb
在 admit, recall, reflect 等表示心理活动的动词前，ruefully 说明该动作带着无奈的遗憾。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile ruefully
- 悔恨地微笑
- She smiled ruefully at the memory of her mistake.她回想起自己的错误，悔恨地微笑了。
- laugh ruefully
- 悔恨地笑
- He laughed ruefully when he realized he had missed the deadline.他意识到自己错过了截止日期，悔恨地笑了。
- shake one's head ruefully
- 悔恨地摇头
- He shook his head ruefully at the news.他听到消息后悔恨地摇了摇头。
- ruefully admit
- 悔恨地承认
- She ruefully admitted that she had been wrong.她悔恨地承认自己错了。
- reflect ruefully
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘rue’有‘后悔’之义，ruefully 便是一脸悔恨悲伤地——如做错事后垂头叹气。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙述、书面描写、正式文本 通常用于文学作品或正式书面语，多描写带悔意或无奈的表情（如苦笑），在日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only goofily /ˈɡuːfəli/ is a true rhyme: from the stressed vowel /uː/ onward it matches ruefully /ˈruːfəli/. The other -fully words (truthfully, beautifully, hopefully, peacefully) share the spelling -fully but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme. Roughly /ˈrʌfli/ looks similar at the beginning but has the vowel /ʌ/, not /uː/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.