- regrettable (that…) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened令人惋惜的；可惜的；令人遗憾的
- It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.遗憾的是没有早些报警。🔊🔊
- The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.失去工作非常令人遗憾。🔊🔊
- a regrettable incident令人遗憾的事件
Extra Examples- It is highly regrettable that the delegate cannot be here in person.非常遗憾，该代表不能亲自出席。
- a deeply regrettable incident非常令人遗憾的事情
- This is a most regrettable incident. Steps will be taken to ensure it cannot happen again.这是最令人遗憾的事件。将采取步骤以确保它不会再次发生。
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