He seemed remorseful about his mistake.
他对自己的错误似乎感到懊悔。
Select the best synonym for the word “remorseful”:
A — regretful. “remorseful” means adj. filled with regret or guilt
After badly hurting his friend, he felt deeply ______ and quickly apologized.
B — remorseful. “remorseful” means adj. filled with regret or guilt
remorseful — adj. filled with regret or guilt. In Chinese: 懊悔的，悔恨的.
remorseful is pronounced /rɪˈmɔːrsfəl/. It breaks into 3 syllables: re · morse · ful.
He seemed remorseful about his mistake. (他对自己的错误似乎感到懊悔。)
regretful, repentant, sorry — all close in meaning to remorseful (adj. filled with regret or guilt).
Yes. remorseful appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.