regretful

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
    — But, as their flowery garland was wreathed of the brightest roses that had grown there, so, in the tie that united them, were intertwined all the purest and best of their early joys. They went heavenward, supporting each other along the difficult path which it was their lot to tread and never wasted one regretful thought on the vanities of Merry Mount.
  2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
    — feel bitterly regretful

词形变化

more regretful comparative most regretful superlative

词汇关系

近义词
regretful repining sorry rueful
反义词
unregretful unrepining unsorry unrueful
上位词
sad
下位词
remorseful penitent
衍生词
regretfully regretfulness unregretful

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der.
Proto-Germanic *grētaną
Frankish *grātander.
Old French *greter
Old French regreterbor.
Middle English regretten
English regret
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
Proto-Germanic *fullaz
Proto-Germanic *-fullaz
Old English -ful
Middle English -ful
English -ful
English regretful
From regret + -ful.
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