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Lamentably means in a very or disappointing way. You can put it on a verb (“they performed lamentably”) or out in front of a whole fact (“Lamentably, few people came”). It is the adverb of lamentable, and it has the same formal, slightly grave tone. Though actually, like the adjective, it sits between “sadly” and “badly”: sometimes you mean you regret the fact, and sometimes you mean the quality was poor. Everyday English more often says sadly, unfortunately, or badly. Use lamentably when you want that heavier, written feel.
可悲地、令人遺憾地(偏書面)
組成From Middle English lamentably, equivalent to lamentable + -ly.
同家族的字
- lamentablethe adjective this adverb is built from
- lamentthe older root: to show deep sadness
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
lamentablyadv
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Regrettably; in a manner deserving or inspiring lamentation.
- Lamentably the good too die; we will all mourn his passing.
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archaicWith lamentation.
- [S]he […] lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes / and iniuries done to her by ſyr Hewe Spencer […]
- I loue a ballad but euen too well, if it be dolefull matter merrily ſet downe: or a very pleaſant thing indeede, and ſung lamentably.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。