sorry
- adj. 难过的, 悲哀的, 遗憾的
- adj. 糟糕的, 可怜的
- Definition
- adj. feeling sad or regretful about something
- adj. very bad or unsatisfactory
- Example
- She felt sorry after forgetting her friend's birthday.
- 忘记了朋友的生日后，她感到很抱歉。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: of low or poor quality (adjective).
比较义项：形容事物质量差、令人不满意（形容词）。
- bad
The plainest, most general word for low quality; neutral in tone and usable in almost any everyday context without special collocations.
最普通、最基础的表示质量差的词，语气中性，几乎可以用于任何日常语境，没有特殊搭配限制。
The milk went bad after sitting out all day.
牛奶放了一整天后变坏了。
- sorry 本词
Describes something pitifully inadequate or in a sad state, evoking sympathy or contempt; used in set phrases like 'a sorry excuse' or 'a sorry sight', rarely to describe simple everyday quality.
形容某物可怜地、令人遗憾地处于低劣或糟糕的状态，带有同情或轻蔑的意味，常用于固定搭配如“a sorry excuse”（拙劣的借口）或“a sorry sight”（可怜的景象），很少用来形容普通日常质量。
The garden was a sorry sight after months of neglect.
经过几个月的疏于打理，花园变得一片荒芜，景象凄凉。
- terrible
Intensifies 'bad' to mean extremely poor quality or a serious problem; more emotionally charged and often used for dramatic emphasis.
是 bad 的强化说法，表示质量极差或问题严重，情感色彩更强，常用于强调语气。
The service at that restaurant was terrible, so we never went back.
那家餐厅的服务糟糕透了，所以我们再也没去过。
Bad, sorry, and terrible can all describe poor quality. Bad is plainest, most neutral, everyday word. Terrible is stronger, meaning extremely poor or serious. Sorry suggests something pitiful or sad, used in set phrases like 'a sorry excuse'. Sorry's meaning 'feeling regret' is not compared.
这三个词都能形容某事物“不好”，但程度和语气不同：bad 最基础、最中性；terrible 语气更强，强调“极其糟糕”；sorry 带有惋惜、可怜的意味，常用于固定搭配（a sorry state/sight/excuse），语域偏书面。这里不比较 sorry 表示“感到抱歉、难过”的义项（如 feel sorry for someone）。