音标:[ri'gretәbl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 可悲的, 可惜的, 抱歉的
s. deserving regret

词性分布:
形容词100%

regrettable的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. His decision to marry her is more regrettable.他决定娶她是很不幸的。
  2. It's regrettable that you diddled away the whole afternoon.真可惜,你把整个下午浪费掉了。
  3. It is regrettable that few people shall walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.由于交通设施的发展,现在很少人愿意步行,这是很可惜的。
  4. It is regrettable that we never speak seriously.遗憾的是我们从没认真谈过。
  5. He should be regretful for his regrettable conduct.他因该为自己那令人遗憾的行为而感到后悔。

经典引文

  • There were several regrettable incidents, which Val found distressing.

    出自:P. H. Gibbs
  • It is..regrettable that the book should be..so inaccessible.

    出自:Journal of Theological Studies
  • The regrettable young man enjoyed a position of eminence.

    出自:A. N. Wilson
【近义词】

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