regret

regret
(regretted, regretting)
  1. [with obj.]feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity)
    懊悔，后悔，遗憾
    she immediately regretted her words.
    她话一出口马上就后悔了。
    [with clause]I always regretted that I never trained.
    我一直懊悔从不锻炼。
    ■used in polite formulas to express apology for or sadness over something bad or unpleasant
    ［致歉或表示惋惜］为…抱歉；为…惋惜
    any inconvenience to readers is regretted.
    对给读者带来的任何不便，我们表示歉意。
    [withclause]we regret that no tickets may be exchanged.
    对不起，不能换票。
    ■(archaic)feel sorrow for the loss or absence of (something pleasant)
    (古)对（损失或缺陷）感到痛惜
    my home, when shall I cease to regret you!.
    我的家乡哟，何时能让我不为你痛惜！。
noun
  1. [mass noun]a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done
    懊悔，后悔；遗憾；惋惜，痛惜
    she expressed her regret at Virginia's death.
    她对弗吉尼亚逝世表示痛惜。
    he had to decline, to his regret.
    非常遗憾他不得不拒绝。
    ■(常作 regrets)an instance or cause of such a feeling
    遗憾，后悔
    she had few regrets in leaving the house.
    离开这座房子，她并无太多遗憾。
    ■(常作 one's regrets)used in polite formulas to express apology for or sadness at an occurrence or an inability to accept an invitation
    ［用于致歉或表示惋惜，或表示不能接受邀请］歉意；遗憾
    please give your grandmother my regrets.
    请向您祖母转达我的歉意。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French regreter 'bewail (the dead'), perhaps from the Germanic base of greet
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