unfortunate/ʌnˋfɔrtʃənət; ʌnˈfɔːtʃ$nət/adj 1 not lucky 不幸的﹐倒霉的: The teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student. 老师正对着一个倒霉的学生吼叫。an unfortunate accident 一件不幸的事故2 used to say that you wish something had not happened or was not true 令人遗憾的: it is unfortunate (that) It is unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help. 很遗憾﹐愿意帮助的人寥寥无几。It's most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can’t be here. 你父亲不能来真是太遗憾了。