rueful [ˈrufəl]

例句:

• His laughter had a credibly rueful edge to it.
  来自NEWYORKER
• "Our marriage was a mistake," she said, looking rueful.
  “我们的婚姻是个错误，”她说着，看起来懊悔不已。
  
• He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
  他摇了摇头，遗憾地对我笑了笑。
  
• Mary Ann shot him a rueful look.
  玛丽·安懊悔地瞥了他一眼。
  
• In a rueful plight, crushed by a great defeat.
  来自Manchester Weekly Times
• There is a rueful tone to his nostalgia.
  来自NEWYORKER