rue

後悔する、悔やむ

起きたことを残念に思い、違う結果だったらと願う。

やさしい英語で： To feel sorry about something that happened and wish it had been different.

• He will rue that decision.
• She rued the day she sold her house.
• They may yet rue their missed opportunity.

使い方： rue something (I still rue my decision to leave.); rue the day that… (She rued the day that she trusted him.)

類義語： regret, lament

よく使う表現： rue the day, rue a decision, rue something

ヘンルーダ

強い香りの葉と黄色い花を持つ小さな植物。昔は薬に使われた。

やさしい英語で： A small plant with strong-smelling leaves and yellow flowers, once commonly used as medicine.

• Rue grows beside the wall.
• The gardener planted rue near the path.
• The herb book describes rue’s small yellow flowers.

よく使う表現： common rue, rue leaves, plant rue

後悔、悔恨

自分のしたことや起きたことを残念に思う気持ち。

やさしい英語で： Sadness about something you did or something that happened.

• Her heart was full of rue.
• He spoke with bitter rue about his wasted youth.
• The poem expresses both hope and rue.

類義語： regret, sorrow, remorse

よく使う表現： full of rue, bitter rue