rueful
英['ru?f?l;-f(?)l]
美['rufl]
- adj. 可憐的；悲傷的；悔恨的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?ruefully;
中文詞源
rueful 懊悔的，悲傷的
rue,感到懊悔，-ful,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- rueful (adj.)
- early 13c., rewfulle, reowfule, from rue (n.2) + -ful. Related: Ruefulness.
雙語例句
- 1. "Our marriage was a mistake," she said, looking rueful.
- “我們的婚姻是個錯誤，”她說著，看起來懊悔不已。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
- 他搖了搖頭，遺憾地對我笑了笑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mary Ann shot him a rueful look.
- 瑪麗·安懊悔地瞥了他一眼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She managed a rueful little smile.
- 她勉強露出頗帶惆悵的一絲笑容.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time.
- 該劇凄然而諷刺地描述了我們大家是如何被歲月所摧殘的。
來自柯林斯例句