remorse[ ri'mɔ:s ]

n. 懊悔,悔恨

【簡介】

a strong feeling of being sorry that you have done something very bad 一種強烈的由于做了非常可惡的事情而感到后悔的感覺.

【記憶】

1——趣味記憶

re反復，mo摸，rse＝rose→反復摸rose上的刺,因為后悔

2——詞根記憶

mors=bite,表示“咬”
morsel n. (食物的)一口;一小份, 一小片, 少量
remorse n. 懊悔(re反復+mors咬→反復咬自己→懊悔)

3——圖片記憶

Suspect in Lhasa riot confesses slashing innocent passerby

拉薩暴亂中的嫌疑犯承認砍傷無辜路人

The man claims to have been incited by others and has expressed remorse for his actions.
該男子聲稱他是被別人煽動并且表示出對他行為的后悔。

【詞形變化】

remorseful adj.后悔的, 悔恨的, 深受良心責備的
remorsefully adv.極為懊悔地
remorseless adj.無情的,殘忍的; 不懊悔的, 不悔恨的

【同義詞】

self-reproach n.自責; 后悔
compunction n. 內疚， 后悔， 悔恨
penitence n. 懺悔，悔過，悔罪

【短語】

without remorse 毫不后悔地; 無情地; 不間斷地

be full of remorse/be filled with remorse 充滿悔意，悔恨不已 e.g. Filled with remorse, Dillon decided to resign.

remorse for 對...后悔 e.g. She felt a pang of remorse for what she had done.

【例句與詳解:】

I was overcome with remorse.
我后悔莫及。

He was filled with remorse after hitting the child.
他打過孩子后感到悔恨不已。

He was in an agony of remorse.
他處于悔恨的海洋中。

He suffered agonies of remorse.
他飽受悔恨的煎熬。

He felt the pangs of remorse at the thought of that.
一提起那事，他就感到良心的譴責。

Drink up and quit all this remorse talk.
干了這一杯，不說這些喪氣話了。

He never seems to have been touched with the slightest remorse for his crimes.
他似乎從來沒有絲毫悔罪之意。