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。
• 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 they did not seriously speculate what was the definition of time and what was the essence of time.
  可惜的是他们的注意力是在物上，而并没有认真思考时间的定义和解释时间的本质。
• We have reviewed all of the pertinent data regarding the account and we have regrettably only been able to confirm our previous findings.
  我们看了所有关于这个帐号的数据，很遗憾地证实之前的发现。
• Regrettably, there was no sign of Daniel jackson.
  很遗憾，没有丹尼尔。杰克逊的迹象。
• 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, it is not an easy plant to grow in this country.
  可惜这不是一种容易在这一地区生长的植物。
• Regrettably, these commentators wished to increase their own self-importance by pretending that they had witnessed a historic event.
  遗憾地是，这些评论人士只是希望通过假装见证了一个历史性事件，来让自己显得更重要。
• Regrettably, there will be no school play this year, because of lack of money.
  很遗憾，由于没钱，今年将没有学校戏剧演出。
• 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。