Definition of rueful in English:

rueful

adjective ˈruːf(ə)lˈruːfʊlˈrufəl

Expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous way.
悲哀的；后悔的，悔恨的
she gave a rueful grin
她懊悔地苦笑了一下。
Example sentencesExamples
- What you lose, inevitably, is Orwell's peculiar tone of voice: rueful, ironic, honest, self-deprecating.
- Yet, as he travels from airport to morgue, waiting room to railway carriage, these bland modern spaces seem to tease out of him at last a rueful sense of guilt and blame.
- The island's startling natural beauty can be a rueful reminder of what once was, up and down the Caribbean archipelago.
- He was dignified and rueful, but it was hard to imagine that it had come as a dreadful personal blow.
- He shook his head slowly, with a rueful smile on his face.
- When nothing happened, she turned, and gave a rueful little shrug.
- There is a rueful self-deprecation at play here, at odds with a quiet desperation.
- That conflict produces the rueful sense of disappointment that all of Ford's characters share, and that he illuminates so well.
- He looked up and found Alex staring at him, a strange, almost rueful grin on his face.
- She nodded and he turned to Holly with a rueful smile.
- Then, pint in hand, I make my way over to Clem with a rueful grin, preparing to tell him about my encounter with Don and Len.
- The French referendum result should raise rueful smiles
- A rueful smile crosses Weir's face as he remembers such descriptions.
- An older and rueful prime minister may reflect that some of the optimism felt on that spring day in 1997 is still around, and maybe he can take some credit for that.
- His rueful recollections shed light on an often-perplexing artistic career, one that has left him looking distinctly battle-weary.
- Kay nodded to Ryan with a rueful grin upon his lips as he slipped out of his seat and moved towards the ladies.
- She gave her a rueful grin and hurried out the front door, nearly slamming into Kyle.
- Now they have nothing but rueful regrets accompanied by doubts about how much longer this partly ageing side can remain together.
- A slow and rueful smile played on the old man's lips.
- She exhaled, letting a bit of the tension flow out of her, and gave me a rueful grin.
Synonyms
sorrowful, regretful, apologetic, sorry, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog, contrite, repentant, penitent, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful
woebegone, woeful, sad, melancholy, mournful
rare compunctious

Derivatives

ruefulness

noun

Today, as she tends her garden in a retirement community, Brevard considers her glamorous past with a mix of ruefulness and pride.
Example sentencesExamples
- Folk and country, romance and ruefulness, innocence and experience are all conjoined in their bewitching vocal harmonies.
- But the more I thought about the matter, the more my feelings turned to ruefulness.
- There is a quality of self-directed ruefulness or self-causation.
- I told her about my coffee date with my neighbour last week, and we analysed with our usual ruefulness the mixture of mellowness and awkwardness that arose.

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense 'pitiable'): from the noun rue¹ + -ful.

Definition of rueful in US English:

rueful

adjectiveˈro͞ofəlˈrufəl

Expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way.
悲哀的；后悔的，悔恨的
she gave a rueful grin
她懊悔地苦笑了一下。
Example sentencesExamples
- Kay nodded to Ryan with a rueful grin upon his lips as he slipped out of his seat and moved towards the ladies.
- That conflict produces the rueful sense of disappointment that all of Ford's characters share, and that he illuminates so well.
- The island's startling natural beauty can be a rueful reminder of what once was, up and down the Caribbean archipelago.
- A slow and rueful smile played on the old man's lips.
- He shook his head slowly, with a rueful smile on his face.
- She nodded and he turned to Holly with a rueful smile.
- He was dignified and rueful, but it was hard to imagine that it had come as a dreadful personal blow.
- What you lose, inevitably, is Orwell's peculiar tone of voice: rueful, ironic, honest, self-deprecating.
- When nothing happened, she turned, and gave a rueful little shrug.
- He looked up and found Alex staring at him, a strange, almost rueful grin on his face.
- His rueful recollections shed light on an often-perplexing artistic career, one that has left him looking distinctly battle-weary.
- She gave her a rueful grin and hurried out the front door, nearly slamming into Kyle.
- A rueful smile crosses Weir's face as he remembers such descriptions.
- She exhaled, letting a bit of the tension flow out of her, and gave me a rueful grin.
- An older and rueful prime minister may reflect that some of the optimism felt on that spring day in 1997 is still around, and maybe he can take some credit for that.
- Yet, as he travels from airport to morgue, waiting room to railway carriage, these bland modern spaces seem to tease out of him at last a rueful sense of guilt and blame.
- There is a rueful self-deprecation at play here, at odds with a quiet desperation.
- Now they have nothing but rueful regrets accompanied by doubts about how much longer this partly ageing side can remain together.
- Then, pint in hand, I make my way over to Clem with a rueful grin, preparing to tell him about my encounter with Don and Len.
- The French referendum result should raise rueful smiles
Synonyms
sorrowful, regretful, apologetic, sorry, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog, contrite, repentant, penitent, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense ‘pitiable’): from the noun rue + -ful.

词汇	rueful
释义	Definition of rueful in English: rueful adjective ˈruːf(ə)lˈruːfʊlˈrufəl Expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous way. 悲哀的；后悔的，悔恨的 she gave a rueful grin 她懊悔地苦笑了一下。 Example sentencesExamples What you lose, inevitably, is Orwell's peculiar tone of voice: rueful, ironic, honest, self-deprecating. Yet, as he travels from airport to morgue, waiting room to railway carriage, these bland modern spaces seem to tease out of him at last a rueful sense of guilt and blame. The island's startling natural beauty can be a rueful reminder of what once was, up and down the Caribbean archipelago. He was dignified and rueful, but it was hard to imagine that it had come as a dreadful personal blow. He shook his head slowly, with a rueful smile on his face. When nothing happened, she turned, and gave a rueful little shrug. There is a rueful self-deprecation at play here, at odds with a quiet desperation. That conflict produces the rueful sense of disappointment that all of Ford's characters share, and that he illuminates so well. He looked up and found Alex staring at him, a strange, almost rueful grin on his face. She nodded and he turned to Holly with a rueful smile. Then, pint in hand, I make my way over to Clem with a rueful grin, preparing to tell him about my encounter with Don and Len. The French referendum result should raise rueful smiles A rueful smile crosses Weir's face as he remembers such descriptions. An older and rueful prime minister may reflect that some of the optimism felt on that spring day in 1997 is still around, and maybe he can take some credit for that. His rueful recollections shed light on an often-perplexing artistic career, one that has left him looking distinctly battle-weary. Kay nodded to Ryan with a rueful grin upon his lips as he slipped out of his seat and moved towards the ladies. She gave her a rueful grin and hurried out the front door, nearly slamming into Kyle. Now they have nothing but rueful regrets accompanied by doubts about how much longer this partly ageing side can remain together. A slow and rueful smile played on the old man's lips. She exhaled, letting a bit of the tension flow out of her, and gave me a rueful grin. Synonyms sorrowful, regretful, apologetic, sorry, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog, contrite, repentant, penitent, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful woebegone, woeful, sad, melancholy, mournful rare compunctious Derivatives ruefulness noun Today, as she tends her garden in a retirement community, Brevard considers her glamorous past with a mix of ruefulness and pride. Example sentencesExamples Folk and country, romance and ruefulness, innocence and experience are all conjoined in their bewitching vocal harmonies. But the more I thought about the matter, the more my feelings turned to ruefulness. There is a quality of self-directed ruefulness or self-causation. I told her about my coffee date with my neighbour last week, and we analysed with our usual ruefulness the mixture of mellowness and awkwardness that arose. Origin Middle English (also in the sense 'pitiable'): from the noun rue¹ + -ful. Definition of rueful in US English: rueful adjectiveˈro͞ofəlˈrufəl Expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way. 悲哀的；后悔的，悔恨的 she gave a rueful grin 她懊悔地苦笑了一下。 Example sentencesExamples Kay nodded to Ryan with a rueful grin upon his lips as he slipped out of his seat and moved towards the ladies. That conflict produces the rueful sense of disappointment that all of Ford's characters share, and that he illuminates so well. The island's startling natural beauty can be a rueful reminder of what once was, up and down the Caribbean archipelago. A slow and rueful smile played on the old man's lips. He shook his head slowly, with a rueful smile on his face. She nodded and he turned to Holly with a rueful smile. He was dignified and rueful, but it was hard to imagine that it had come as a dreadful personal blow. What you lose, inevitably, is Orwell's peculiar tone of voice: rueful, ironic, honest, self-deprecating. When nothing happened, she turned, and gave a rueful little shrug. He looked up and found Alex staring at him, a strange, almost rueful grin on his face. His rueful recollections shed light on an often-perplexing artistic career, one that has left him looking distinctly battle-weary. She gave her a rueful grin and hurried out the front door, nearly slamming into Kyle. A rueful smile crosses Weir's face as he remembers such descriptions. She exhaled, letting a bit of the tension flow out of her, and gave me a rueful grin. An older and rueful prime minister may reflect that some of the optimism felt on that spring day in 1997 is still around, and maybe he can take some credit for that. Yet, as he travels from airport to morgue, waiting room to railway carriage, these bland modern spaces seem to tease out of him at last a rueful sense of guilt and blame. There is a rueful self-deprecation at play here, at odds with a quiet desperation. Now they have nothing but rueful regrets accompanied by doubts about how much longer this partly ageing side can remain together. Then, pint in hand, I make my way over to Clem with a rueful grin, preparing to tell him about my encounter with Don and Len. The French referendum result should raise rueful smiles Synonyms sorrowful, regretful, apologetic, sorry, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog, contrite, repentant, penitent, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘pitiable’): from the noun rue + -ful.
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