sorrowfully

/ˈsɑɹoʊfəɫli/ adv

In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

Word Origin Sorrowfully comes from Proto-Germanic sorg 'sorrow, care' with the suffixes -ful (full of) and -ly (like). So it's 'in a sorrow-full manner.' The root sorg is related to sorry (via Old English sarig). The PIE root *swerg- meant to be ill, to worry. Sorrowful and sorrowfully are straightforward but deeply emotional.

adv In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

She looked sorrowfully at the old photographs, remembering better times.

(副词) 悲伤地;哀伤地;悲痛地

她悲伤地看着旧照片,回忆着更美好的时光。

(adverbio) tristemente; con tristeza; con dolor; apenadamente [De manera triste; con tristeza y arrepentimiento.]

Ella miró con tristeza las viejas fotografías, recordando tiempos mejores.

(adverbe) tristement; avec chagrin; dolemment; mélancoliquement [De manière triste et empreinte de regret ; avec affliction.]

Elle regardait **sorrowfully** les vieilles photographies, en se souvenant des jours meilleurs.

(Adverb) traurig; betrübt; wehmütig [Auf eine traurige oder bedauernde Weise.]

Sie betrachtete die alten Fotos **sorrowfully** und erinnerte sich an bessere Zeiten.

(副詞) 悲しみと後悔を伴って。悲しい様子で。

彼女は古い写真を悲しそうに見つめ、よい時代を思い出していた。

(advérbio) tristemente; com pesar; lamentosamente [De maneira triste; com tristeza e pesar.]

Ela olhou com tristeza para as fotografias antigas, lembrando de tempos melhores.

Word parts: sorrow + ful + ly

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