2020-12-24
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Regret & regretful & regrettable & regrettably
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Regret = ‘ri-GRET’
ออกเสียง Regretful = ‘ri-GRET-fuhl’
ออกเสียง regrettable = ‘ri-GRET-uh-buhl’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR REGRET
Regret, penitence, remorse
imply a sense of sorrow about events in the past,
usually wrongs committed or errors made.
Regret is distress of mind, sorrow for what has been done or failed to be done: to have no regrets.
Penitence implies a sense of sin or misdoing, a feeling of contrition and determination not to sin again: a humble sense of penitence.
Remorse implies pangs, qualms of conscience, a sense of guilt, regret, and repentance for sins committed, wrongs done, or duty not performed:
a deep sense of remorse.
COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY
USAGE FOR REGRET
Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where
regrettable and regrettably are meant:
he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully;
this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake;
regrettably (not regretfully) , I shall be unable to attend
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for regret
Noun
SORROW, GRIEF, ANGUISH, WOE, REGRET
mean distress of mind.
SORROW implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse. a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death
GRIEF implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause. the inexpressible grief of the bereaved parents
ANGUISH suggeststorturing grief or dread. the anguish felt by the parents of the kidnapped child
WOE is deep or inconsolable grief or misery. cries of woe echoed throughout the bombed city
REGRET implies pain caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse. nagging regret for missed opportunities
Collins English Dictionary
reˈgretter n
Usage:
Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant:
he gave a regretful smile;
he smiled regretfully;
this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake;
regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORD CHOICE: regret, be sorry
Regretis very formal when it is used to apologize :
I deeply regret causing you offence.
It is more usual to say you are sorry:
I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.
If you regret doing something, you wish you had not done it:
Do you regret resigning from your job? |
I asked him to join us, then regretted it.
You can say you are sorry about something that you wish you had not done,
or something that is not your fault:
I was sorry that she decided not to come back.
You can say that you are sorry to saysomething or regret to say something before givingbad news:
I am sorry to tell you that you failed the test.
We regret to inform you that no trains will run today.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Regretfully
WHICH WORD?
regretfully OR regrettably
Regretfully and regrettably can both be used as sentence adverbs
to show that you are sorry about something and wish the situation were different:
Regretfully, some jobs will be lost.
Regrettably, some jobs will be lost.
Regretfully can also be used
to mean 'in a way that shows you are sador disappointed about something': He sighed regretfully.
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition
Regret
See Also: CONSCIENCE
- 1. Remorse is as the heart in which it grows —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Coleridge’s poem, Remorse, continues as follows:
“If that be gentle, it drops balmy dews of true repentance; but if proud and gloomy, it is the poison tree, that pierces to the inmost.”
- 2. Repentance, like the sea, is always open to the ventures —Shimoni Yalkut
- 3. Repentance, without amendment, is like continually pumping without mending the leak —Lewis W. Dilwyn
- 4. Repentance follows crime … as changes follow time —Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 5. Regret is like a mountaintopfrom which we survey our dead life, a mountaintop on which we pause and ponder, and very often looking into the twilight we ask ourselves whether it would be well to send a letter or some token —George Moore
- 6. The pang of regret, sharp as a sword thrust —L. P. Hartley
- 7. Regret is like tears seeping through closed eyelids —Galway Kinnell
- 8. (When I fall) let me fall without regretlike a leaf —Wendell Berry
- 9. Remorseless as an alarm clock —Anon
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Regret – be sorry
1. sadness and disappointment
Regret and be sorry are both used to say that someone feels sadness or disappointment about something that has happened, or about something they have done.
Regret is more formalthan be sorry.
You can say that you regret something or are sorry about it.
I immediately regretted my decision.
Astrid was sorry about leaving abruptly.
You can also say that you regret or are sorry that something has happened.
Pisarev regretted that no real changes had occurred.
He was sorry he had agreed to stay.
You can also say that you regret doing something.
None of the women I spoke to regretted making this change.
Be Careful!
Don't say that you 'are sorry doing' something.
2. apologizing
When you are apologizing to someone for something that has happened, you can say that you are sorry about it.
I'm sorry about the mess – I'll clean up.
You can also report someone's apology
by saying that they are sorry about something.
She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused.
Be Careful!
Don't say that you are 'sorry for' something.
In conversation, don't apologize by saying that you 'regret' something.
Regret is only used in formal lettersand announcements.
London Transport regrets any inconvenience caused by these delays.
3. giving bad news
When you are giving someone some bad news,
you can begin by saying 'I'm sorry to tell you...'.
In a formal letter, you say 'I regret to inform you...'.
I'm very sorry to tell you this, but she's dead.
I regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Regretful & regrettably
Either word can be used as an adverb
to introduce an expression of regret,
though conservatives prefer “regrettably”
in sentences like "Regrettably, it rained on the 4th of July.”
Within the body of a sentence, however,
“regretfully” may be used only to describe
the manner in which someone does something:
“John had to regretfully decline his beloved” s invitation to go hang-gliding because he was terrified of heights.”
If no specified person in the sentence is doing the regretting,
but the speaker is simply asserting
“it is to be regretted," the word is “regrettably":
“Their boss is regrettably
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Regretful & regrettable
Regretful means “sorrowful,” “filled with sorrow or regret”:
“I am regretful that I cannot accept your invitation.”
Regrettable means “deserving sorrow or regret”
and is applied to situations or events
that elicit a sense of loss, distress, or longing:
“Your failure to write an apology is regrettable.”
In ordinary usage, a person is regretful,
an event or condition is regrettable:
“The culprit should be regretful for his regrettable act.”
