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The word "regrettable" is an adjective meaning something bad that you wish had not happened or didn't exist. It can be used formally and is similar to "unfortunate".

The word "regrettable" is an adjective meaning something bad that you wish had not happened or didn't exist. It can be used formally and is similar to "unfortunate".

word regrettable
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regrettable ★☆☆☆☆
/rɪgre̱təb(ə)l/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人遗憾的;可惜的;令人惋惜的 You describe something as regrettable when you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
  [feelings]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...

    对军方称之为令人遗憾的事件的调查

  • It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.

    遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

regrettably
  • Regrettably we could find no sign of the man and the search was terminated...

    很遗憾我们没能找到这个人的踪迹,搜寻终止了。

  • The incidents are regrettably true.

    很可惜这些事件都是真实的。


Oxford re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / adjective regrettable(that…) ( formal) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened 令人惋惜的;可惜的;令人遗憾的 It is regrettable thatthe police were not informed sooner. 遗憾的是没有早些报警。 The loss of jobs is highly regrettable. 失去工作非常令人遗憾。 re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli / adverb Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area. 令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。 re·gret·table / rɪˈɡretəbl ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbl / re·gret·tably / rɪˈɡretəbli ; NAmE rɪˈɡretəbli /
LDC
regrettablere‧gret‧ta‧ble /rɪˈɡretəbəl/ adjective
Examples
Thesaurus
Word family
something that is regrettable is unpleasant, and you wish things could be different SYN  unfortunate:  This was a very regrettable error.it is regrettable that It’s regrettable that classical music receives so little attention.
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regrettable

[rɪˈgretəbl]

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遗憾的(79%),可惜的(11%),可叹的(10%)
adj.令人遗憾的;可惜的;可悲的;抱歉的

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