rue¹

KK: [ru] DJ: [ruː]

vt.

vi.

n.

同義:

vt.悲傷；後悔

rue²

KK: [ru] DJ: [ruː]

n.

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

(rues, rueing or ruing, rued)

bitterly regret (a past event or action) and wish it undone.

n.

archaic

OE hrēow ‘repentance’, hrēowan ‘affect with contrition’, of Gmc origin.

n.

a perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine. [Ruta graveolens.]

▸used in names of plants that resemble rue, e.g. meadow rue.

ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk rhutē.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》