Sorry并不等同于汉语的"对不起",它是个用法比较复杂的常用词。根据词典,sorry与sore同源,主要含义包括一下几种:
例如,I'm sorry I'm late. 对不起,我迟到了。 I feel sorry for him. 对于他,我觉得很抱歉。 Sorry over mistakes she had made. 为她犯下的错误感到后悔。 Felt sorry over his vanished youth.为他逝去去青春感到遗憾。
例如,a sorry excuse 一个很差劲的借口 the car was a sorry piece of junk(垃圾废物)这辆车是一辆一无是处的废品 a sorry horse 一匹很差劲的马
例如,a sorry development 痛苦,不幸的发展 the sorry days of the war 痛苦的战争日子 a sorry winter landscape 不好的冬景 sorry rainy weather.痛苦的下雨天
例如,a sorry sight 一个痛苦的眼神 her clothes were in sorry shape 她的衣服的样子非常不好。 a sorry decision 一个可悲的决定 my finances were in a sorry state 我的经济状况很糟糕 a sorry state of affairs 令人遗憾的事态 |
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