unfortunate
adjective uk/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
(UNLUCKY)
B2 不幸的，倒霉的
unlucky or having bad effects
She has inherited her father's large nose, which is very unfortunate. 她遗传了父亲的大鼻子，真是太不幸了。
[ + (that) ] It was unfortunate (that) he called at the exact moment when our guests were arriving. 遗憾的是他恰好在我们的客人到达时打来电话。
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- There's nothing anybody can do about it, it's just unfortunate that this had to happen now.
- It was a very unfortunate accident/incident.
- It's unfortunate that his parents can't be there to see him perform.
- She has a very unfortunate resemblance to her rather unattractive mother.
- It's unfortunate that he seems to have inherited his father's poor vision.
(NOT SUITABLE)
formal（言论或行为）令人尴尬的，不恰当的，得罪人的
(of remarks or behaviour) not suitable in a way that could cause embarrassment or offence
The housing director's comment that "the homeless could do more to help themselves" was unfortunate. 住房主任说的那句“无家可归者可以做更多的事来自助”是不恰当的。
unfortunate
noun [ C ] formal or humorous uk/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ us/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
不幸之人；倒霉蛋
an unlucky person who is in a bad situation
He was one of the poor unfortunates who invested in the company and now finds himself a few thousand pounds poorer. 他是那些投资这家公司的可怜的倒霉蛋之一，现在已经亏了几千英镑。