unfortunately

/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

不幸地；遗憾的是；可惜

释义与例句

adv. 不幸地；遗憾的是；可惜
used to say that something is sad, disappointing or inconvenient, or happening by bad luck
  1. Unfortunately, we missed the last bus and had to walk home.
    不幸的是，我们错过了末班车，只好步行回家。
  2. The flight was unfortunately delayed by thick fog.
    不幸的是，航班因浓雾延误了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Unfortunately for the home team, their captain was injured before half-time.
    对主队来说不幸的是，队长在半场结束前受伤了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 unfortunately 常作句子副词，置于句首时后加逗号；unfortunate 是形容词，不能直接替换它。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • unfortunate 不幸的；令人遗憾的
    形容词，可修饰名词或作表语；unfortunately 是副词，常修饰整个句子。
  • fortunate 幸运的
    形容词，与 unfortunate 相反；其副词 fortunately 表示“幸运地”。
同义词
  • regrettably 令人遗憾地；抱歉的是
    unfortunately 是中性常用词，可指运气不佳或令人失望的情况；regrettably 更正式，常用于公告或书面表达，强调说话者认为某事令人遗憾。
    Regrettably, the museum will be closed for repairs until March. 遗憾的是，博物馆将闭馆维修至三月。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • unfortunate 不幸的；令人遗憾的
    unfortunate 是形容词，修饰人或事；unfortunately 是副词，常置于句首并用逗号隔开，评价整件事，如 Unfortunately, we lost。
    It was an unfortunate mistake that caused a long delay. 那是一个令人遗憾的错误，造成了长时间延误。
常见搭配
  • unfortunately for somebody 对某人来说不幸的是
    Unfortunately for us, all the tickets had sold out before we arrived. 对我们来说不幸的是，我们到达前所有票都已售罄。
  • unfortunately not 可惜不是；遗憾地不能
    “Is there any coffee left?” “Unfortunately not.” “还有咖啡吗？”“很遗憾，没有了。”
  • unfortunately true 不幸属实；遗憾地是事实
    The report sounds exaggerated, but it is unfortunately true. 这篇报道听起来有些夸张，但遗憾的是内容属实。