regrettably

英 [rɪˈɡretəbli]

美 [rɪˈɡretəbli]

adv.  抱歉地

BNC.13708 / COCA.17048

牛津词典

• regretfully和regrettably均可用作副词，修饰整个句子，表示非常抱歉、遗憾、惋惜：
  Regretfully and regrettably can both be used as sentence adverbs to show that you are sorry about something and wish the situation were different.
  1. Regretfully, some jobs will be lost.
     遗憾的是有些人将会失去工作。
  2. Regrettably, some jobs will be lost.
     令人遗憾的是有些人将会失去工作。
• regretfully亦可指懊丧、沮丧：
  Regretfully can also be used to mean ‘in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something’.
  1. He sighed regretfully.
     他懊丧地叹了口气。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人遗憾的;可惜的;令人惋惜的
  You describe something asregrettablewhen you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
  1. ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...
     对军方称之为令人遗憾的事件的调查
  2. It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
     遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

英英释义

adv

• by bad luck
  1. unfortunately it rained all day
  2. alas, I cannot stay
  Synonym:unfortunatelyunluckilyalas

双语例句

• But, he says regrettably it will not be very many.
  但是他遗憾地说，去上学的学生不会很多。
• It is also, regrettably, an incentive to remain unemployed.
  但令人遗憾的是，它也刺激了人们保持失业状态。
• Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.
  遗憾的是，他又玩起了老一套的数字游戏，吹嘘说目前属于公有部门的国营企业已不到300家。
• Regrettably, it was an advance only for me.
  令人遗憾的是，这就只是我个人的进步。
• Regrettably, only a fraction of this amount would flow to developing countries like jamaica.
  令人遗憾的是，像牙买加这样的发展中国家，只在这一数额中占很小的部分。
• No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true.
  固然会有很多人认为这些话过于刻薄，但是遗憾的是这些都是真话。
• This API theoretically allows any Java EE application to be deployed into any Java EE compatible environment using the same deployment tool, but regrettably has been poorly supported by vendors.
  理论上凭借该API，我们可以使用相同的部署工具将任何JavaEE应用部署到任何JavaEE兼容的环境中，但遗憾的是，厂商对其的支持实在是太弱了。
• This is, regrettably, very strongly connected with the HIV/ AIDS pandemic.
  这个问题，说来很遗憾，是与艾滋病病毒/艾滋病的流行密切相关的。
• Regrettably, these requirements are extremely weak in the social sciences and business schools.
  令人遗憾的是，在社会科学和商业院校，这方面的要求非常薄弱。
• Regrettably, no one knew he changed course.
  遗憾的是，没人知道我们改变了航线。