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 historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.
  不幸的是，经典的美国小说经常被用来作为批评当代英国作家的依据。
• 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。
• 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, bad news has come hard on the heels of good
  很遗憾，好消息的后面紧跟着就是坏消息。
• 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。
• The prophecy has unfortunately come true.
  不幸言中。
• Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.
  令人遗憾的是我开起吉普来还是笨手笨脚。
• However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
  然而，现在对于很多美国人来说，周末工作不幸已经成为了一种普遍情况，而非例外。
• Catching colds is unfortunately an occupational hazard in this profession.
  不幸的是，容易感冒是这个行业的职业性风险。
• 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。