regrettable
adjective /rɪˈɡretəbl/
/rɪˈɡretəbl/
(formal)- regrettable (that…) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened
令人惋惜的；可惜的；令人遗憾的 - It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.
遗憾的是没有早些报警。 - The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
失去工作非常令人遗憾。 - a regrettable incident
令人遗憾的事件
- It is highly regrettable that the delegate cannot be here in person.
非常遗憾，该代表不能亲自出席。 - a deeply regrettable incident
非常令人遗憾的事情 - This is a most regrettable incident. Steps will be taken to ensure it cannot happen again.
这是一个非常令人遗憾的事件。将采取措施确保这种情况不会再次发生。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- deeply
- extremely
- highly
- …
- It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.