unfortunately

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Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

more unfortunately

Superlative

most unfortunately

1.
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
He unfortunately placed his hand on a loose brick.
There were an unfortunately large number of misprints.
2.
Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.
The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.

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Đồng nghĩa

alasregrettablysad to saysadly unluckilythrough bad luck unluckilyparenthetical word alas, regrettably, sadly, sad to say

Trái nghĩa

fortunately luckilythrough bad luck fortunately, luckily

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Nguồn gốc từ

From unfortunate + -ly or un- + fortunately.