be sorry for (doing) sth
后接名词或动名词,表示道歉的原因。
I'm sorry for being late.
我为迟到感到抱歉。
感到遗憾或难过的
sorriest — superlative of sorry
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
感到遗憾或难过的
feeling regret or sadness
I'm sorry for being late.
我为迟到感到抱歉。
常用搭配:feel sorry for sb.
对自己的行为感到后悔或歉意。
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
对已做或未做的事情感到或表达遗憾、悲伤或失落
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
因失去某物或某人而感到悲伤。
Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
糟糕的;不幸的
bad; unfortunate
I am sorry that I forgot your birthday.
我很抱歉忘记了你的生日。
AI contextual example
She felt sorry for the homeless cat and gave it some food.
她为那只流浪猫感到难过,给了它一些食物。
AI contextual example
He was sorrier about the argument than he let on.
他对那次争吵感到的遗憾比他表现出来的要更深。
AI contextual example
a sorry state of affairs
糟糕的局面。
WordNet
后接名词或动名词,表示道歉的原因。
I'm sorry for being late.
我为迟到感到抱歉。
后接名词或代词,表示对某事的歉意。
I'm sorry about the confusion.
我对造成的困惑感到遗憾。
后接不定式,常用于表达对他人遭遇的同情或礼貌地表达遗憾。
I'm sorry to hear that.
听到这个我很难过。
Not this
I sorry for being late.
Use this
I am sorry for being late.
在中文中,“抱歉”可以直接用作谓语,但英语中“sorry”是形容词,必须与系动词连用。因此,缺少系动词“am”是错误的。
Not this
I feel sorry to him.
Use this
I feel sorry for him.
表达“为某人感到难过”时,英语介词应用“for”,而不是“to”。“feel sorry to”后常接动词不定式,表示“遗憾做某事”,与想要表达的“为某人难过”含义不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……感到抱歉
I'm sorry about the mistake.
我对这个错误感到抱歉。
为……感到难过;对不起
He felt sorry for the lost puppy.
他为那只迷路的小狗感到难过。
感到遗憾;同情
I feel sorry for her loss.
我为她的损失感到遗憾。
对此很抱歉
Sorry about that, I'll fix it now.
对此很抱歉,我现在就修好它。
抱歉,但是(用于礼貌拒绝或反对)
Sorry, but I don't agree.
抱歉,但是我不同意。
听到……感到难过
I'm sorry to hear about your illness.
听说你生病了,我很难过。
宁可事先谨慎,不要事后后悔
We'd better check the locks again; better safe than sorry.
我们最好再检查一下锁,宁可谨慎也别后悔。
遗憾地说
Sorry to say, the event has been cancelled.
很遗憾地说,活动被取消了。
这是贾斯汀·比伯歌曲《Sorry》中的经典歌词,表达对迟来的道歉的懊悔。
She finally said sorry after weeks of silence.
她沉默了几周后终于说了对不起。
这是电影《2001太空漫游》中人工智能HAL 9000的台词,体现了冷静而恐怖的拒绝。
He apologized, saying 'I'm sorry for the mistake.'
他道歉说:‘我为这个错误感到抱歉。’
Use sorriest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象道歉时低头,身体弯成‘s’形,嘴里说‘sorry’。
用于表达歉意或遗憾时,通常为中性偏正式,适用于各种日常和正式场合。
表达歉意或同情
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