rueful

rueful

英 ['ruːfʊl; -f(ə)l]
　　美 ['rufl]

adj. 可憐的；悲傷的；悔恨的

中文詞源：

rueful 懊悔的，悲傷的

rue,感到懊悔，-ful,形容詞後綴。

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。

2. He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
他搖瞭搖頭，遺憾地對我笑瞭笑。

3. Mary Ann shot him a rueful look.
瑪麗·安懊悔地瞥瞭他一眼。

4. She managed a rueful little smile.
她勉強露出頗帶惆悵的一絲笑容.

5. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time.
該劇淒然而諷刺地描述瞭我們大傢是如何被歲月所摧殘的。