regrettable 英 [rɪˈgretəbl]   美 [rɪˈɡrɛtəbəl]

regrettable

regrettable  英 [rɪˈgretəbl] 美 [rɪˈɡrɛtəbəl]

adj. 令人遗憾的;可惜的;可悲的;抱歉的 

My husband, an otherwise sensible man, has the regrettable habit of turning on the television each and every morning, like a moth to the flame. 我的丈夫,他在其他方面都很明智,可是有一个令人遗憾的习惯,每一天的早晨,他总是要打开电视机,就像飞蛾扑火那样。
In the Western, these themes are forefronted, to the extent that the arrival of law and "civilization" is often portrayed as regrettable, if inevitable. 在西部片中,这些主题被置于法律所及范围的最前沿,如果回避不了,那么“文明”通常被描述为可悲的。

  • Regrettable describes things that make you feel sorry. Letting your sister borrow your own snow shovel became a regrettable decision the moment the big storm started.
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  • adj. 令人遗憾的;可惜的;可悲的;抱歉的
  • 1. My husband, an otherwise sensible man, has the regrettable habit of turning on the television each and every morning, like a moth to the flame.

    我的丈夫,他在其他方面都很明智,可是有一个令人遗憾的习惯,每一天的早晨,他总是要打开电视机,就像飞蛾扑火那样。

  • 2. In the Western, these themes are forefronted, to the extent that the arrival of law and "civilization" is often portrayed as regrettable, if inevitable.

    在西部片中,这些主题被置于法律所及范围的最前沿,如果回避不了,那么“文明”通常被描述为可悲的。

  • 3. We do not know why this error has occurred, but it is regrettable that the claimed drastic reduction in the extent of ice in Greenland has created headline news around the world.

    我们不知道为什么这个错误会发生,但是,令人遗憾地是,格陵兰岛延伸的冰大幅减少的宣称已经导致了世界各地的头条新闻。

  • regrettable (adj.) c. 1600, "deserving of regret," from regret + -able. Related: Regrettably.
re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / adjective regrettable(that…) ( formal) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened 令人惋惜的;可惜的;令人遗憾的 It is regrettable thatthe police were not informed sooner. 遗憾的是没有早些报警。 The loss of jobs is highly regrettable. 失去工作非常令人遗憾。 re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli / adverb Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area. 令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。 re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli /
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