惋惜

• 拼音: wǎn xī
• 汉字拆解: 惋 = 忄(heart) + 宛 (meandering, phonetic); 惜 = 忄(heart) + 昔 (past times)

含义

To feel regret; to feel pity for a loss or missed opportunity. A sense of sorrow over something unfortunate that happened.

Describes the feeling of regret or pity felt on behalf of someone else, or over an unfortunate turn of events. Often directed outward — feeling sorry that something good was lost or that a talented person met a bad fate. Closer to 'what a shame' than personal guilt. Used in both formal writing and everyday speech.

例句

1. 大家都对他英年早逝感到无比惋惜。
2. 这幅画在战火中被毁，令无数艺术爱好者深感惋惜。
3. 她资质极高，却因家庭原因放弃了深造的机会，令人惋惜。

用法指南

语境: eulogy, loss, everyday

语气: sympathetic

正确说法

• 他的离去让所有认识他的人都深感惋惜。(His passing left all who knew him filled with deep sorrow and regret.)
• 真是令人惋惜，这么好的机会就这样错过了。(It's truly a pity — such a good opportunity was missed just like that.)

错误说法

• 用惋惜表达对自己过失的后悔，如'我惋惜自己迟到了' — use 后悔 for personal guilt; 惋惜 is sorrow over external loss, not self-blame

起源与历史

Compound of 惋 (to sigh with regret) and 惜 (to feel sorry for, to cherish). Together: to sigh over something lost or regrettable.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal