英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ʌnˈhæpɪli/
• 韻: -æpɪli

副詞

unhappily (comparative more unhappily, superlative most unhappily)

1. Unfortunately; regrettably.
   • 1961 November, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 668:

     The line to Dunières consists of a series of breakneck descents almost invariably ended by a violent curve and followed immediately by a panting climb, on which the engine barked thunderously but failed unhappily to maintain its booked speed of 13 m.p.h.

   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 76:

     Theodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example.

2. Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly.
3. Without happiness; sadly.

反意語

• happily

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