unfortunately

英 [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli]

美 [ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli]

adv.  不幸地; 遗憾地; 可惜地; 可悲地

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牛津词典

adv.

• 不幸地；遗憾地；可惜地；可悲地
  used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed, or gets you into a difficult position
  1. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the meeting.
     真可惜我不能参加这次会议。
  2. I can't make it, unfortunately.
     很遗憾，我来不及。
  3. Unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside.
     算他倒霉，警察已接到报告，就在外边等着。
  4. It won't be finished for a few weeks. Unfortunately!
     这工作得过几周才能完成。很遗憾！

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 不幸的是；遗憾的是；令人失望的是
  You can useunfortunatelyto introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that it is sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret.
  1. Unfortunately, my time is limited...
     可惜的是，我的时间有限。
  2. Unfortunately for the Prince, his title brought obligations as well as privileges...
     可惜对于王子来说，封号赋予他特权的同时也给他带来了义务。
  3. The enclosed photograph is unfortunately not good enough to reproduce.
     遗憾的是，附寄的照片不够清晰，无法复制。

英英释义

adv

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

双语例句

• Unfortunately it was a rather sordid episode of my life.
  不幸的是，这是我人生中非常不光彩的一段经历。
• Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.
  不幸的是，他的善意似乎从来就没有持久过。
• Unfortunately, no one took my messages seriously
  遗憾的是，没人把我提供的信息当回事。
• Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill
  劳伦斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的约翰·特雷休伊来拜访我们。
• Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful
  不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
• Unfortunately it made such a revolting brew that it was worse than drinking no tea at all
  不幸的是，所沏的茶实在难喝，还不如不喝呢。
• Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered
  不幸的是，几乎不可能看到这些重大问题得到回复。
• Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments
  不幸的是，奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。
• I called on you yesterday, but unfortunately you were out.
  昨日来访，适值外出，甚憾。
• This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence
  这名男子可能还杀害过其他人，只可惜我们没有确凿的证据。