re·morse /rɪˈmɔrs/
後悔,懊悔,自責;憐憫,寬恕
Re·morse n.
1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. “Nero will be tainted with remorse.”
2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. --Dryden.
But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead. --Tennyson.
Syn: -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See Compunction.
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remorse
n : a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction,
self-reproach]