Word · Frequency #870
sorriest
感到遗憾或难过的
sorriest is the superlative of sorry.
feeling regret or sadness
常用搭配：feel sorry for sb.
- 1.
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
对自己的行为感到后悔或歉意。
- 2.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
对已做或未做的事情感到或表达遗憾、悲伤或失落
- 3.
Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
因失去某物或某人而感到悲伤。
- 4.
bad; unfortunate
糟糕的；不幸的
- 5.
Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
可怜的,悲惨或令人遗憾的。
- 6.
without merit
没有价值的
- 7.
Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
可悲的；令人鄙视的不足。
道歉的；糟糕的；可怜的；对自己的行为感到后悔或歉意。；对已做或未做的事情感到或表达遗憾、悲伤或失落；因失去某物或某人而感到悲伤。
In use
I am sorry that I forgot your birthday.
She felt sorry for the homeless cat and gave it some food.
He was sorrier about the argument than he let on.
a sorry state of affairs
a sorry horse
a sorry excuse
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。
be sorry about sth
后接名词或代词，表示对某事的歉意。
Connections
Collocations
- sorry about
- 对……感到抱歉
- I'm sorry about the mistake.我对这个错误感到抱歉。
- sorry for
- 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。
- feel sorry
- 感到遗憾；同情
- I feel sorry for her loss.我为她的损失感到遗憾。
- sorry about that
- 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。
- sorry, but
- 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。
- sorry to hear
- 听到……感到难过
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象道歉时低头，身体弯成‘s’形，嘴里说‘sorry’。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
表达歉意或同情
Pronunciation & Spelling
In British English, only 'lorry' is a perfect rhyme with 'sorry' (both /ˈlɒri/). 'Glory' and 'story' have a long vowel (/ˈɡlɔːri/, /ˈstɔːri/) so they sound similar but not identical. 'Worry', 'hurry', and 'carry' are common spelling lookalikes with different vowel sounds.
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 4，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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