Rue



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 后悔, 遗憾
• ［英］ n. 后悔, 遗憾 ( repent or regret)
• ［类］ longing : pine / remorse : rue ( 因渴望而憔悴 / 因懊悔而悲伤) 反义词: satisfaction ( 满意)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English rewe, from Old English hrēow; akin to Old High German hriuwa sorrow
• Date: before 12th century
• regret, sorrow <with rue my heart is laden — A. E. Housman>

II. verb (rued; ruing)

• Date: 12th century
• transitive verb
  • to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
• intransitive verb
  • to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret

III. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ruta, from Greek rhytē
• Date: 13th century
• a European strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally

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