remorse[ ri'mɔ:s ]

n. 懊悔,悔恨

【简介】

a strong feeling of being sorry that you have done something very bad 一种强烈的由于做了非常可恶的事情而感到后悔的感觉.

【记忆】

1——趣味记忆

re反复，mo摸，rse＝rose→反复摸rose上的刺,因为后悔

2——词根记忆

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反复+mors咬→反复咬自己→懊悔)

3——图片记忆

Suspect in Lhasa riot confesses slashing innocent passerby

拉萨暴乱中的嫌疑犯承认砍伤无辜路人

The man claims to have been incited by others and has expressed remorse for his actions.
该男子声称他是被别人煽动并且表示出对他行为的后悔。

【词形变化】

remorseful adj.后悔的, 悔恨的, 深受良心责备的
remorsefully adv.极为懊悔地
remorseless adj.无情的,残忍的; 不懊悔的, 不悔恨的

【同义词】

self-reproach n.自责; 后悔
compunction n. 内疚， 后悔， 悔恨
penitence n. 忏悔，悔过，悔罪

【短语】

without remorse 毫不后悔地; 无情地; 不间断地

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

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

【例句与详解:】

I was overcome with remorse.
我后悔莫及。

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

He was in an agony of remorse.
他处于悔恨的海洋中。

He suffered agonies of remorse.
他饱受悔恨的煎熬。

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

Drink up and quit all this remorse talk.
干了这一杯，不说这些丧气话了。

He never seems to have been touched with the slightest remorse for his crimes.
他似乎从来没有丝毫悔罪之意。