Tra từ sorry - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sorry [sorry sorrier sorriest] adjective, exclamation BrE [ˈsɒri] NAmE [ˈsɑːri] NAmE [ˈsɔːri]
adjective (sor·rier, sor·ri·est) You can also use more sorry and most sorry.
1. not before noun feeling sad and sympathetic
•~ (that)… I'm sorry that your husband lost his job.
•~ (to see, hear, etc.) We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again.
•~ (about sth) No one is sorrier than I am about what happened.
2. not before noun feeling sad and ashamed about sth that has been done
•~ (about sth) We're very sorry about the damage to your car.
•~ (for sth/doing sth) He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking.
•~ (that)… She was sorry that she'd lost her temper.
•If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you.
3. not before noun feeling disappointed about sth and wishing you had done sth different or had not done sth
•~ (that)… She was sorry that she'd lost contact with Mary.
• You'll be sorry if I catch you!
•~ to do sth I was genuinely sorry to be leaving college.
4. only before noun very sad or bad, especially making you feel pity or disapproval
•The business is in a sorry state.
•They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat.
more at better safe than sorry at ↑safe _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun ↑sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated ↑sorrow.

Thesaurus:
sorry adj.
1. not before noun
•I'm sorry to hear that he's lost his job.
upset • • dismayed • • distressed •
Opp: glad, Opp: happy
sorry/upset/distressed about sth
sorry/upset/dismayed/distressed that…
sorry/dismayed/distressed to see/hear/find, etc.…
2. not before noun
•She was sorry that she'd lost her temper.
apologetic • • ashamed • • guilty • |spoken bad • • I'm afraid •
sorry/apologetic/ashamed/guilty/bad about sth
I'm sorry/afraid that…
feel sorry/ashamed/guilty/bad that…

Example Bank:
•I am sorry to disappoint you.
•I feel really sorry for John.
•I'll make you sorry you were ever born!
•I'm awfully sorry Jane can't come with us.
•I'm sorry about the noise.
•I'm sorry about your mother. I do hope she'll soon be feeling better.
•I'm terribly sorry. I didn't catch your name.
•Mitch felt slightly sorry for himself.
•She is obviously deeply sorry for what she has done.
•She was almost sorry to stop work.
•We were incredibly sorry to hear about his death.
•He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking.
•I'm sorry that your husband lost his job.
•If you say you're sorry we'll forgive you.
•She was sorry that she'd lost her temper.
•The business is in a sorry state.
•We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again.
•We're very sorry about the damage to your car.
•a sad/sorry affair/business/episode/story/tale/saga/plight/sight
Idioms: ↑I'm sorry ▪ ↑I'm sorry to say ▪ ↑feel sorry for yourself ▪ sorry for somebody

exclamation
1. used when you are apologizing for sth
•Sorry I'm late!
•Did I stand on your foot? Sorry!
•Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment?
•Sorry, we don't allow dogs in the house.
•He didn't even say sorry.
2. (especially BrE)used for asking sb to repeat sth that you have not heard clearly
•Sorry? Could you repeat the question?
3. used for correcting yourself when you have said sth wrong
•Take the first turning, sorry, the third turning on the right.

Word Origin:
Old English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun ↑sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated ↑sorrow.