re·gret·ta·bly
adverb/rɪˈɡretəbli/
/rɪˈɡretəbli/
(formal)- 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.
遗憾的是，这家精致的餐厅已经倒闭了。 - There is regrettably little evidence to support this argument.
遗憾的是，几乎没有证据支持这一论点。
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, 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 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.
- Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area.