Tra từ unfortunate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

un·for·tu·nate [unfortunate] adjective, noun BrE [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət] NAmE [ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət]
adjective
1. having bad luck; caused by bad luck
Syn: ↑unlucky
• He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
• It was an unfortunate accident.
•The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.
Opp: ↑fortunate
2. (formal)if you say that a situation is unfortunate, you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different
Syn: ↑regrettable
• She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’.
• It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
•You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.
3. embarrassing and/or offensive
•It was an unfortunate choice of words.

Language Bank:
impersonal
Giving opinions using impersonal language
It is vital that ▪ more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals. ◇ ▪ (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally. ▪)
It is clear that ▪ more needs to be done to protect biodiversity. ◇ ▪ (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity. ▪)
It is unfortunate that ▪ the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues. ◇ ▪ (Compare: It's absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets. ▪)
It is difficult ▪ for many people to ▪ understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport. ◇ ▪ (Compare: I can't understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun. ▪)
▪ Unfortunately, it would seem that ▪ not enough is being done to support tiger conservation. ◇ ▪ (Compare: Governments aren't doing enough to help tiger conservation. ▪)
There is no doubt that ▪ the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming. ◇ ▪ (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat… ▪)
Language Banks at ↑opinion, ↑perhaps, ↑vital

Example Bank:
•This comment was doubly unfortunate for Bob as he lost friends and further antagonized enemies.
•It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.
•You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.

noun (literary)
a person who does not have much luck, money, etc
•one of life's unfortunates