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)}

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〔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)