contrite
adjective /kənˈtraɪt/, /ˈkɒntraɪt/
/kənˈtraɪt/
(formal)- very sorry for something bad that you have done
深感懊悔的；痛悔的 - Her expression was contrite.
她的表情很懊悔。 - He looked so contrite that for a moment she nearly believed he really was sorry about what he had said.
他看上去如此懊悔，有那么一会儿她几乎相信他真的为他所说的话感到抱歉。
词源Middle English: from Old French contrit, from Latin contritus, past participle of conterere ‘grind down, wear away’, from con- ‘together’ + terere ‘rub’. - Her expression was contrite.