unluckily
残念ながら
解説 Definition
不幸にも、悪い運によって。残念なことに何かが起こったことを表す。
Unluckily means unfortunately or because of bad luck. It is used when something negative happens that a person did not want or expect. It is a somewhat formal adverb and is less common than unfortunately in everyday speech.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず lucky「運がよい」が土台。そこに un- が付くと逆向きになり、-ly が付くので「運悪く」という副詞になる、と形で覚えると崩れにくいです。luckily「幸運にも」とセットで対比すると定着します。unlucky は形容詞で「不運な人・こと」、unluckily は文全体にかかって「残念ながら／運悪く」。出来事の出だしで Unluckily, ... と置かれやすい語です。
`Unluckily` often appears at the start of a sentence to introduce bad news: `Unluckily, ...`. You can connect it with `unfortunately`, which is much more common in everyday English. That contrast helps you remember both the meaning and the slightly unusual feel of `unluckily`.
例文
Unluckily, the flight was cancelled due to bad weather.
残念ながら、悪天候のため便はキャンセルされた。
He studied hard, but unluckily failed the exam.
彼は一生懸命勉強したが、残念ながら試験に落ちた。
Unluckily for them, they arrived after the restaurant closed.
彼らにとって残念なことに、レストランが閉まった後に到着した。
unluckily の類義語・関連語
unluckily の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unluckily は un-「否定」＋lucky＋-ly。luck は中低地ドイツ語・中世オランダ語系の geluck「運」に由来し、よい運から外れた状態を副詞化して「運悪く、残念ながら」となる。関連語は luck, unlucky。
Unluckily is formed from un- "not," lucky, and -ly. Luck came into English from Middle Dutch or Low German forms meaning "good fortune" or "chance." The word first meant simply "in an unlucky way," and then was also used more generally for regrettable situations; related words are luck and unlucky.
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