- 1rA2/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/ · /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/不幸地／可惜
Used when you say something that you wish were not true or that makes you sad.
Used when you say something用在你說某件事的時候 that you wish were not true你希望那不是真的 or that makes you sad.或那件事讓你難過。
示範例句 · Example
Unfortunately, it started to rain just as the picnic began.
逐字不幸地，野餐才剛開始就下起雨來了。
「unfortunately」用來帶出一件「你希望不是這樣、但事實就是這樣」的消息，等於中文的「可惜、很遺憾、不巧」。常放在句首加逗號，先替壞消息打個招呼，讓語氣柔和一點，例如 Unfortunately, the shop is closed（很可惜，店關了）。它的反義詞是 fortunately（幸好）。
常見搭配
Unfortunately, ... (sentence start)
很可惜，……
used to introduce a piece of bad news
Unfortunately, we missed the last bus.
but unfortunately
但很可惜
used to add a disappointing fact
I wanted to help, but unfortunately I had no time.
意思相近
sadlyregrettablyunluckilysad to say
core核心畫面
Unfortunately can be pictured as a small sigh you put before bad news — a signal to the listener that what comes next is something you wish were not so.
同家族的字
意思相近
sadlyregrettablyunluckilysad to say
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unfortunatelyadv/ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/
- 1
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
- He unfortunately placed his hand on a loose brick.
- There were an unfortunately large number of misprints.
- 2
Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.
- The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.
- Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。