遗憾

• 拼音: yí hàn
• 汉字拆解: 遗 = 辶 (walk) + 贵 (precious), meaning to leave behind; 憾 = 忄 (heart) + 感 (feel), meaning regret

含义

Regret; regrettable; pity. A feeling of sadness about something that cannot be changed.

Used as adjective (令人遗憾 regrettable), noun (留下遗憾 leave regrets), or verb-object (感到遗憾 feel regret). Common expressions: 深感遗憾 (deeply regret), 人生遗憾 (life regrets), 弥补遗憾 (make up for regrets). More formal than 可惜.

例句

1. 没能亲眼看到这场演出，真是太遗憾了。
2. 我不想给自己留下遗憾。
3. 对于这个结果，我们深表遗憾。

用法指南

语境: emotions, formal statements, reflection

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 这是我人生最大的遗憾。(This is the biggest regret of my life.)
• 很遗憾地通知您...(We regret to inform you...)

错误说法

• 遗憾你 — 遗憾不能直接加人作宾语，应说'对你感到遗憾'或'为你遗憾'

起源与历史

Compound of 遗 (to leave behind, lose) + 憾 (regret). Together meaning something left behind that causes regret.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal