Sometimes sorry just doesn't cut it.

——2 Broke Girls

有时候道歉完全没用。

——《破产姐妹》

一、关于sorry，你应该知道的用法有

1.【惊叹词】（道歉时用）对不起，抱歉，不好意思 used when you are apologizing for sth

Sorry I'm late!

对不起我迟到了！

 

2.【英】（请某人重复你没听清的话）你说什么，请再说一遍 used for asking sb to repeat sth that you have not heard clearly

Sorry? Can you repeat your question?

抱歉？能重复一下你的问题吗？

 

3.（纠正自己说错的话）不对，应该是 used for correcting yourself when you have said sth wrong

Barcelona will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Spain — sorry, Catalonia — for the first time.

巴塞罗那将有望首次把奖杯捧回西班牙——抱歉，是捧回加泰罗尼亚。

 

adj.

1.难过，惋惜，同情 feeling sad and sympathetic

I'm sorry to hear that your father's in hospital.

听说你父亲住院了，我很难过。

 

2.歉疚，惭愧，过意不去 feeling sad and ashamed about

The criminal was sorry for what he had done.

罪犯对他所做过的事感到歉疚。

 

3.后悔，遗憾，不忍 feeling disappointed about sth and wishing you had done sth different or had not done sth

You'll be sorry if you drop out of school now.

如果你现在辍学，你会后悔的。

 

4.悲惨的，破败的，可怜的 very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval

She is a sorry sight.

她的样子看上去糟透了。

 

sorry for oneself（为自己的遭遇等）感觉不幸，自我怜悯 to feel unhappy; to pity yourself

What he must not do is to sit around at home feeling sorry for himself.

他万万不可宅在家里自艾自怜。

 

二、词义辨析：还有那些词汇能表示“不幸的”

miserable, wretched, unhappy, sorry

这些形容词均含“不幸的”之意。

miserable指因贫穷、不幸或屈辱等外部因素给人造成精神痛苦、烦恼或肉体折磨，令人同情和可怜。

wretched多指由于疾病、担忧、忧伤等造成的不幸和痛苦，在外表上显得沮丧、可怜、失望，语气比miserable强。

unhappy侧重指精神上的不快或失望。

sorry常作礼貌用词，表遗憾、婉惜。也指说话人表示同情、悲哀等，感情色彩较强。

 

三、最后，做个填词游戏吧

He decided to help Jan as he felt ______ for her.
他同情简的遭遇,决定帮助她。