used to describe something that you are sorry about and wish had not happened 令人惋惜的;可惜的;令人遗憾的 Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area. 令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。 This fine restaurant has, regrettably, gone out of business. 很遗憾,这家好餐馆已经停业了。 There is regrettably little evidence to support this argument. 遗憾的是,支持这一论点的证据很少。
Which Word? regretfully / regrettablyregretfully / regrettably- 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 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, 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 can also be used to mean ‘in a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about something’:
regretfully 亦可指懊丧、沮丧: He sighed regretfully. 他懊丧地叹了口气。