单词	unfortunately
释义	unfortunately adverb un·​for·​tu·​nate·​ly ˌən-ˈfȯrch-nət-lē, -ˈfȯr-chə-  1 : it is unfortunate Unfortunately, in the intervening years, time has not stood still for the global environment. Al Gore A young man can work at excessive speed with no ill effects, but youth is unfortunately not a permanent condition of life. F. Scott Fitzgerald 2 : in a regrettable, unlucky, or unsuitable manner : in an unfortunate manner "Have you an agreeable neighbourhood here? Are the Middletons pleasant people?" "No, not all," answered Marianne; "we could not be more unfortunately situated." Jane Austen The past couple years have ended unfortunately for us, and we're using it as motivation. James Moyers Example Sentences Our awards program evaluates wine lists, not restaurants as a whole. While we assume the level of food and service will be commensurate with the quality of the wine lists submitted by award winners, this unfortunately is not always true. Wine Spectator, 31 Aug. 2008 Coral reefs provide essential goods and services to maritime tropical nations and are the most diverse marine ecosystems on the planet. Unfortunately, reefs are seriously declining because of global warming. Andrea G. Grottoli et al., Nature, 27 Apr. 2006 There are many books announcing a global economic transformation and suggesting that governments can be reengineered to adapt to it in much the same way as corporations.  … Unfortunately the problems of globalization are more intractable than those of corporate life. States cannot be phased out like bankrupt firms, and large shifts in wealth and power tend to be fiercely contested. John Gray, New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2005 Doctors have long believed that children experience pain differently than adults. Unfortunately, most doctors thought kids felt pain less than grownups do, and didn't retain memory of it. As late as the 1970s, infants underwent major surgery without anesthetics.  … This barbaric notion was finally put to rest in the 1980s … Michael D. Lemonick, Time, 28 Feb. 2005 In the aftermath of the Revolution, Americans desperately needed some non-British heroes. Columbus filled the bill even though no one knew much about him until novelist Washington Irving visited Spain, found a rich lode of source materials and produced a widely read biography. Unfortunately, Irving mixed fiction with fact, and one of his most graphic scenes, set in Salamanca, was wildly imaginative. Owen Gingerich, Scientific American, November 1992 Recent Examples on the Web The inaugural Aztec game was unfortunately a midday kickoff during an abnormal heatwave. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 But unfortunately for them (and Alyssa), Angela gets the second point and wins. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Two of the coolest running features announced with the OS were unfortunately not quite ready for release during my testing period. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 15 Sep. 2022 And that's a force coming, disruption from the rails so that, unfortunately, there are very few alternatives to the rail volume and the costs that are associated with it. Abc News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 That’s probably because most people haven’t watched the movie [Don’t Worry Darling] and that’s unfortunately what happens. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 Which unfortunately is very rare and maybe even unheard of in film. Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Though a standout couple on the show, Zendaya and partner Val Chmerkovskiy unfortunately did not take home the Mirrorball Trophy. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 But unfortunately, the feature might not be ready for the first-generation model coming next week. Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2 unfortunately adverb as in sadly by bad fortune or luck Unfortunately, you've just missed her. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sadly lamentably tragically regrettably alas unluckily dreadfully unhappily terribly badly alack woe horribly ay annoyingly distressingly awfully disgustingly irritatingly wirra alarmingly disturbingly ill disagreeably appallingly traumatically vexingly horrendously horridly unsettlingly abominably vilely unpleasantly sickeningly shockingly perturbingly Antonyms & Near Antonyms fortunately luckily thankfully happily blessedly helpfully advantageously excellently superbly wonderfully well marvelously nicely pleasantly favorably splendidly delightfully sensationally gloriously sweetly great agreeably prettily pleasingly charmingly deliciously finely gratifyingly satisfyingly magnificently dreamily enjoyably felicitously pleasurably enchantingly swimmingly winningly grandly welcomely fetchingly palatably delectably See More
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