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BNC: 13691 COCA: 17467

regrettable

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regrettable /rɪˈgrɛtəbəl/ adjective
regrettable
/rɪˈgrɛtəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of REGRETTABLE
[more regrettable; most regrettable]
: causing sadness or disappointment : unfortunate令人惋惜的;令人失望的;让人遗憾的
BNC: 13691 COCA: 17467

regrettable

adjective

re·​gret·​ta·​ble ri-ˈgre-tə-bəl How to pronounce regrettable (audio)
: deserving regret

Example Sentences

His decision to quit is regrettable. It was a regrettable mistake.
Recent Examples on the Web But that weakening has generally been regrettable rather than laudable. The Editors, National Review, 21 July 2022 Tom Goodman labeled the decision to ignore the court order regrettable and misguided. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2022 Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng’s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia’s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. Alice Uribe, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022 And it’s a predictable but regrettable call to arms for people with opinions who aren’t. Jan Smoleński, The New Republic, 4 Mar. 2022 This was the natural, if regrettable, outcome of the energy policies championed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and her predecessor Gerhard Schröder. Philip Plickert, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 The United States, of course, also frequently kills civilians in war, in drone and other airstrikes whose toll the United States treats as a regrettable but acceptable cost. Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2022 The United States, of course, also frequently kills civilians in war, in drone and other airstrikes whose toll the U.S. treats as a regrettable but acceptable cost. New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 Surely fathering a baby at such a young age might have been a factor in some of his regrettable subsequent choices. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of regrettable was in 1603
BNC: 13691 COCA: 17467
regrettable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, seem令人遺憾;好像可惜ADVERBdeeply, extremely, highly, truly, very深為可惜;極為可惜;非常令人惋惜a deeply regrettable incident非常令人遺憾的事情It is highly regrettable that the delegate cannot be here in person.非常遺憾,該代表不能親自出席。rather相當令人遺憾especially, particularly尤其令人遺憾His death is particularly regrettable because this condition could have easily been treated.他的死尤其令人遺憾,因為這種病本來是很容易治療的。

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