残念な

残念な
〔くやしい, 惜しい〕
regrettable
《正式》[他動詞的に;遠回しに](事が)(人を)後悔させる, 残念な, 遺憾な∥ It is regrettable that they failed in the attempt. 残念なことに彼らの試みは失敗に終わった.
*unlucky
残念な, 期待外れの∥ It was unlucky that he lost the election. 残念なことに彼は選挙に負けた(=Unluckily he lost ...).
▲I'm sorry I can't come. 行けなくて残念です(=《正式》I regret to say I cannot come. / I wish I could come.)/ It was unfortunate that he said [should have said] such a thing.彼がそんなことを言ったとは残念なことである(=Unfortunately, he said ...)《◆×It is unfortunate to do 構文は不可》/ I felt bad about his failure.《略式》彼が失敗とは残念だ.
(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 残念)
* * *
〔くやしい, 惜しい〕
regrettable
《正式》[他動詞的に;遠回しに](事が)(人を)後悔させる, 残念な, 遺憾な

It is regrettable that they failed in the attempt. 残念なことに彼らの試みは失敗に終わった.

*unlucky
残念な, 期待外れの

It was unlucky that he lost the election. 残念なことに彼は選挙に負けた(=Unluckily he lost...).

▲I'm sorry I can't come. 行けなくて残念です(=《正式》I regret to say I cannot come.

I wish I could come. )

It was unfortunate that he said [should have said] such a thing. 彼がそんなことを言ったとは残念なことである(=Unfortunately, he said...)《◆×It is unfortunate to do 構文は不可》

I felt bad about his failure. 《略式》彼が失敗とは残念だ.

(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 残念)

Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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