单词 | unfortunately |
释义 | unfortunately (once / 246 pages) adv Use unfortunately to describe an event that is unlucky or bad in some way. Unfortunately, life is full of chances to use this word. Someone who's fortunate has good luck. Unfortunately is the adverb form of unfortunate — so unfortunately means "unluckily." If someone asks you whether you have to go to work tomorrow when you'd rather go to the beach, you might answer, "Unfortunately." You might also use unfortunately when you give someone bad news, as in "Unfortunately, we cannot accept your dog to obedience class at this time” or “Unfortunately, you have the flu.” WORD FAMILYunfortunate: unfortunately, unfortunates+/fortunate: fortunately, fortunatest, misfortunate, unfortunate/fortune: fortunate, fortunes, misfortune/misfortunate: misfortunately/misfortune: misfortunes USAGE EXAMPLESWell, unfortunately, many times the colors of the promotional lipsticks or eye shadows are just not your shade. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Unfortunately, Robinson converted just 73 of those targets into receptions. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Unfortunately, he was greeted at the emergency room doors by a priest, Grogan said, because nobody believed she would be survive. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) adv by bad luck unfortunately it rained all day Syn|Ant alas, regrettably, unluckily as luck would have it, fortuitously, fortunately, luckily by good fortune |
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