sorry其实有很多常见用法,并不只是对不起。平时看美剧或电影的时候都能留意到。查阅了一下词典,记录一下。理解单词或者短语最好能直接查阅英文注解,我认为这样比较好。
asking forgiveness 请求原谅
1)felling bad because you have caused trouble or difficulty to someone else
给别人造成了一些困扰麻烦,感觉不好,希望得到原谅
例子:I'm really sorry I forgot about our appointment yesterday.
2)sorry is also used as a polite way to show your sympathy to someone because of a loss, problem, or trouble the person has had.
礼貌的表示自己因对方的一些损失、麻烦等而流露出的同情
例子:We were sorry to learn about the death of your grandmother.
polite negative 有礼貌的否定
1)used as a polite way of expressing refusal or disagreement
礼貌地拒绝或不同意
例子:Sorry, you can't go there.
2)used when politely asking someone to repeat something or when politely interrupting someone
没有听清别人说什么,礼貌地请求重复一遍;或礼貌地打断某人说话
例子:"He's late." "Sorry?" "I said he's late."(sorry 用疑问句的语气)
others 其它
1)you'll be sorry
If someone says You'll be sorry
, they are threatening you or warning you and suggesting that something unpleasant will happen to you because of your actions. 有一种威胁警告的感觉,你会后悔的!
例子:Get back in there, or you'll be sorry.
2)I'm sorry to say
You use the expression I'm sorry to say
to express regret together with disappointment or disapproval. 大概就是尽管有些事说出来会造成不太好的影响,但我必须要说。
例子:𝛼. I'm sorry to say that the project's funding has been cancelled. || 𝛽. This, I am sorry to say, is almost entirely wishful thinking.
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