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.- Regretfully, some jobs will be lost.
遗憾的是有些人将会失去工作。 - Regrettably, some jobs will be lost.
令人遗憾的是有些人将会失去工作。
- Regretfully, some jobs will be lost.
- 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’.- He sighed regretfully.
他懊丧地叹了口气。
- He sighed regretfully.
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.- ...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 - 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。
- ...an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident...
英英释义
adv
- by bad luck
- unfortunately it rained all day
- alas, I cannot stay
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - Regrettably there has been a complete lack of investment in this area.
遗憾的是，中国车企在此领域完全缺乏投资。 - 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 was no sign of Daniel jackson.
很遗憾，没有丹尼尔。杰克逊的迹象。 - Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.
遗憾的是，他又玩起了老一套的数字游戏，吹嘘说目前属于公有部门的国营企业已不到300家。 - 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。 - And exchange rate levels, regrettably, have been very much politicised, affecting market sentiment.
加上汇率水平在很大程度上被政治化，也会影响市场气氛。 - But, regrettably, it is now the best that can realistically and responsibly be achieved.
但遗憾的是，这是现在可以现实地、负责任地实现的最好结果。 - Regrettably, the experiment ended in failure.
很遗憾，该试验最后失败了。