When something happens disappointingly, it is not as good as you hoped. You had a picture in your head — bigger, better, kinder, more exciting — and the real thing falls short.

When something happens disappointingly當某件事disappointingly地發生, it is not as good as you hoped意思是它沒有你希望的那麼好. You had a picture in your head — bigger, better, kinder, more exciting你原本心裡想的畫面——更大、更好、更貼心、更刺激, and the real thing falls short而實際情況卻沒達到

People often put it after a verb: the team played disappointingly; sales grew disappointingly slowly. You can also open with it: Disappointingly, only three people came.

People often put it after a verb人們常把它放在動詞後面: the team played disappointingly; sales grew disappointingly slowly像the team played disappointingly；sales grew disappointingly slowly. You can also open with it也可以放在句子開頭: Disappointingly, only three people came像Disappointingly, only three people came

Though actually, the word does not always mean the thing itself is terrible. A meal can be fine and still feel disappointingly small if you were hungry. A day can be all right and still end disappointingly if you wanted a surprise.

Though actually不過其實, the word does not always mean the thing itself is terrible這個字不見得表示那件事本身很糟糕. A meal一頓飯 can be fine and still feel disappointingly small if you were hungry可以本身沒問題，但如果你當時很餓，還是會覺得小得讓人失望. A day一天 can be all right and still end disappointingly if you wanted a surprise可以整體還好，但如果你原本期待驚喜，結尾還是可能令人失望地結束

It is a little more at home in writing and careful speech than a sigh and “what a shame,” but ordinary people use it too.

It is a little more at home in writing and careful speech than a sigh and "what a shame,"比起嘆口氣說「what a shame」，這個字更常出現在書寫和講究一點的口語裡, but ordinary people use it too但一般人也會用