He smiled ruefully at his mistake.
他懊悔地为自己的错误微笑。
In his speech, the coach ruefully accepted the loss, acknowledging the team''s hard work but recognizing their mistakes. What is the closest synonym for ruefully?
B — Regretfully. “ruefully” means adv. regretfully; sadly; sorrowfully
He smiled ______, wishing he had made a far wiser choice.
B — ruefully. “ruefully” means adv. regretfully; sadly; sorrowfully
ruefully — adv. regretfully; sadly; sorrowfully. In Chinese: 懊悔地，悲伤地.
ruefully is pronounced /ˈruːfəli/. It breaks into 3 syllables: rue · ful · ly.
He smiled ruefully at his mistake. (他懊悔地为自己的错误微笑。)
regretfully, mournfully, sadly — all close in meaning to ruefully (adv. regretfully; sadly; sorrowfully).
Yes. ruefully appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
rue (regret) + ful (full of) + ly → regretfully.