unluckily

/ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ adv

Without luck; unfortunately.

Word Origin Unluckily is simply the adverb from unlucky, with un- meaning 'not' and luck from a Germanic word for fortune. Luck itself is a bit mysterious—it might come from a root meaning 'to bend' or 'to close', as in something that happens by chance. The -y and -ly suffixes build it up: not lucky, in an unlucky manner.

adv Without luck; unfortunately.

Unluckily, it started to rain just as we began our picnic.

(副词) 不幸地;倒霉地;不巧地

不幸的是,我们刚开始野餐就下起雨来。

(adverbio) desafortunadamente; desgraciadamente; lamentablemente; por desgracia [Sin suerte; desafortunadamente.]

Desafortunadamente, empezó a llover justo cuando comenzamos nuestro picnic.

(adverbe) malheureusement; par malheur; par malchance [Sans chance ; malheureusement.]

Malheureusement, il a commencé à pleuvoir juste au moment où nous commencions notre pique-nique.

(Adverb) unglücklicherweise; leider [Ohne Glück; bedauerlicherweise.]

**Unluckily** fing es gerade an zu regnen, als wir mit unserem Picknick begannen.

(副詞) 運悪く、不幸にも。

不運にも、ピクニックを始めたばかりの時に雨が降り始めた。

(advérbio) infelizmente; por azar; sem sorte [Sem sorte; infelizmente.]

**Infelizmente**, começou a chover justo quando começamos nosso piquenique.

Word parts: un + luck + i + ly

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