深感抱歉：sorry的用法小結

Sometimes sorry just doesn't cut it.

——2 Broke Girls

有時候道歉完全沒用。

——《破產姐妹》

一、關於sorry，你應該知道的用法有

1.【驚歎詞】（道歉時用）對不起，抱歉，不好意思 used when you are apologizing for sth

Sorry I'm late!

對不起我遲到了！

2.【英】（請某人重複你沒聽清的話）你說什麼，請再說一遍 used for asking sb to repeat sth that you have not heard clearly

Sorry? Can you repeat your question?

抱歉？能重複一下你的問題嗎？

3.（糾正自己說錯的話）不對，應該是 used for correcting yourself when you have said sth wrong

Barcelona will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Spain — sorry, Catalonia — for the first time.

巴塞羅那將有望首次把獎盃捧回西班牙——抱歉，是捧回加泰羅尼亞。

adj.

1.難過，惋惜，同情 feeling sad and sympathetic

I'm sorry to hear that your father's in hospital.

聽說你父親住院了，我很難過。

2.歉疚，慚愧，過意不去 feeling sad and ashamed about

The criminal was sorry for what he had done.

罪犯對他所做過的事感到歉疚。

3.後悔，遺憾，不忍 feeling disappointed about sth and wishing you had done sth different or had not done sth

You'll be sorry if you drop out of school now.

如果你現在輟學，你會後悔的。

4.悲慘的，破敗的，可憐的 very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval

She is a sorry sight.

她的樣子看上去糟透了。

sorry for oneself（爲自己的遭遇等）感覺不幸，自我憐憫 to feel unhappy; to pity yourself

What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.

他萬萬不可宅在家裏自艾自憐。

二、詞義辨析：還有那些詞彙能表示“不幸的”

miserable, wretched, unhappy, sorry

這些形容詞均含“不幸的”之意。

miserable指因貧窮、不幸或屈辱等外部因素給人造成精神痛苦、煩惱或肉體折磨，令人同情和可憐。

wretched多指由於疾病、擔憂、憂傷等造成的不幸和痛苦，在外表上顯得沮喪、可憐、失望，語氣比miserable強。

unhappy側重指精神上的不快或失望。

sorry常作禮貌用詞，表遺憾、婉惜。也指說話人表示同情、悲哀等，感情色彩較強。

三、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧

He decided to help Jan as he felt ______ for her.
他同情簡的遭遇,決定幫助她。