regretfully

Word family  noun regret adjective regrettable regretful verb regret adverb regrettably regretfully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·gret·ful·ly /rɪˈɡretfəli/ adverb  1  REGRET/FEEL SORRYfeeling sad because you do not want to do what you are doing 遗憾地；惋惜地 ‘I must go, ’ he said regretfully. “我必须走了。”他遗憾地说。2  [sentence adverb]REGRET/FEEL SORRY formal used to talk about a situation that you wish was different or that you are sorry about 遗憾的是；很抱歉 SYN regrettably Regretfully, we do not have time to continue this discussion now. 很抱歉，我们现在没有时间继续这一讨论。

Examples from the Corpus

regretfully• When the Muni stopped at Masonic I got off, regretfully.• "We'd better go back, " she said regretfully, "before it rains."• Because of our comparative approach, we must regretfully bypass interesting problems within the individual countries.• But also that day he sent a note to the Nawab, regretfully declining the invitation. 28 February.• Regretfully, Elliot was forced to close the business.• No, regretfully Mrs Field died before it could be arranged.• In the end he sent it, regretfully, to Paul, thus adding to the latter's troubles.

re·gret·ful·ly adverbChineseSyllable  

Corpus you sad feeling do not because want

regretfully
re‧gret‧ful‧ly /rɪˈɡretfəli/ adverb1. feeling sad because you do not want to do what you are doing:
    ‘I must go,’ he said regretfully.
2. [sentence adverb] formal used to talk about a situation that you wish was different or that you are sorry about
   SYN  regrettably:
    Regretfully, we do not have time to continue this discussion now.

re·gret·ful·lyBrE /rɪˈɡretfəli/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈɡretfəli/ 🔊 adverbin a way that shows you are sad or disappointed about sth 遗憾地；痛惜地；失望地；懊悔地◆'I'm afraid not,' he said regretfully. 他遗憾地说：“恐怕不行。”🔊🔊◆Emma shook her head regretfully. 埃玛遗憾地摇了摇头。🔊🔊used to show that you are sorry that sth is the case and you wish the situation were different 遗憾的是；十分遗憾 SYN regrettably ◆Regretfully, mounting costs have forced the museum to close. 遗憾的是，成本不断增加，博物馆不得不关闭。🔊🔊

• 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。