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remorseful

/ri-mawrs-fuhl/US // rɪˈmɔrs fəl //

悔恨的,忏悔的,懊悔的,悔过的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : full of remorse.
    • : characterized by or due to remorse: a remorseful mood.

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Examples

  • He is remorseful, and he does feel compelled now to do what he can to help his victims.

  • Has he publicly stated that he is remorseful about his crimes?

  • Now he claims he is remorseful and wants to help young people avoid repeating his mistakes.

  • But the remorseful young men who are willing to appear in front of the Western cameras are not the whole story.

  • Shame for her unjust accusations, and remorseful gratitude pierced Ida's bosom.

  • I felt as remorseful as if every tear he was hiding was a drop of blood.

  • If he was remorseful, so was she; she never wanted to see his sanctimonious face again.

  • But the captain's eyes were dull, and he walked his cabin, sunk in a gloomy, remorseful trance.

  • The quarryman proceeded on his way, and Pierston, deeply remorseful, knocked at the door of the minute freehold.