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

• 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, there was no sign of Daniel jackson.
  很遗憾，没有丹尼尔。杰克逊的迹象。
• Regrettably, they have been too common.
  令人遗憾的是，这种现象过于常见了。
• 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。
• 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 we have to house families in these inadequate flats.
  很遗憾，我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。
• 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。
• This is, regrettably, very strongly connected with the HIV/ AIDS pandemic.
  这个问题，说来很遗憾，是与艾滋病病毒/艾滋病的流行密切相关的。
• 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。
• Regrettably, only a fraction of this amount would flow to developing countries like jamaica.
  令人遗憾的是，像牙买加这样的发展中国家，只在这一数额中占很小的部分。