ruing
ruing — 動詞
- ruingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ruings3rd person singular
- ruinging-ing form
- ruingedpast simple
1. to be filled with regret over something you did, said, or chose, especially once
懊悔；後悔
對自己做的事感到後悔
to be filled with regret over something you did, said, or chose, especially once the negative result becomes clear
Apinya rued her hasty reply the moment she pressed send.
Apinya 一按下傳送鍵就懊悔自己那則倉促的回覆。
rue + noun phrase for regretting an action
The mayor is now ruing the decision to cut the hospital budget.
市長如今懊悔刪減醫院預算的決定。
ruing + noun phrase — present participle form
Leo rued the lost weekend spent arguing instead of relaxing.
Leo 懊悔那個週末把時間花在爭執而非放鬆上。
Years later, Saira still rued the chance she had let slip away.
多年後，Saira 仍懊悔自己當初讓機會溜走。
The fisherman rued not checking the weather before heading out to sea.
漁夫懊悔出海前沒有檢查天氣。
- celebrate
ruing implies a negative assessment; celebrating implies pride or joy about an action
文法句型
rue + noun phrase
rue + verb-ing
用法筆記
Frequently used in narrative or reflective contexts rather than everyday conversation. Often appears with a direct object that names a decision, action, or missed opportunity.
常見錯誤
ruing — 名詞
1. a sad, regretful feeling that comes from knowing you did something wrong or miss
懊悔；悔恨
因做錯事而產生的悲傷
a sad, regretful feeling that comes from knowing you did something wrong or missed something good
Rania felt a deep rue whenever she passed the old house she had sold.
Rania 每次經過自己賣掉的老房子時，心中便湧起一陣懊悔。
countable? 'a deep rue' — literary use of rue as a countable feeling
There was rue in his voice as he talked about the career he never pursued.
他談起自己從未追求的職業時，疲憊的語氣中帶著懊悔。
The letter was full of rue over friendships lost to pride and silence.
那封信充滿了因驕傲與沉默而失去友誼的悔恨。
Constanza looked at the old photo with a quiet rue nobody else could see.
Constanza 看著那張舊照片，心中帶著一種別人看不到的淡淡懊悔。
- satisfaction
rue arises from dissatisfaction with a past choice
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in literary or formal writing. In modern everyday English, 'regret' or 'remorse' are far more common for this meaning.
2. a strong-smelling grey-green plant with bitter-tasting leaves, native to souther
芸香
一種有苦味葉子的草本植物
a strong-smelling grey-green plant with bitter-tasting leaves, native to southern Europe and sometimes used in traditional medicine or as a flavouring, though its sap can irritate the skin
Rue grows wild along the dry hillsides of southern Europe.
芸香野生於南歐乾燥的山坡上。
The gardener warned the children that rue sap irritates the skin.
園丁警告孩子們，芸香的汁液會刺激皮膚。
collocation: 'touch the rue' — rue as a plant
Tamás added a single rue leaf to the wine for a bitter, herbal note.
Tamás 在酒中加入了一片芸香葉，增添苦味與草本香氣。
In traditional remedies, rue was brewed into a tea to ease stomach pain.
在傳統療法中，芸香會被煮成茶來緩解胃痛。
- common rue
the full common name for Ruta graveolens
- herb of grace
an old literary name for the plant
用法筆記
This plant sense is etymologically unrelated to the verb 'rue' — it comes from Latin 'ruta'. Though spelled identically, the two words are homographs.