Word | Reading | Meaning |
生憎 | あいにく | unluckily、unfortunately、regrettably、alas |
あいにく先約があります Unfortunately, I have a previous engagement. あいにく一張羅はクリーニング屋に出してあった Unluckily, my best suit was at the cleaner’s. あいにく母は出掛けています I’m sorry, but my mother is not at home. それはおあいにくさま Tough luck!(▼語調によっては皮肉になる)/That’s too bad./That’s a pity. あいにくの天気 bad weather あいにくの雨で野球の試合は流れた Unfortunately, the baseball game was rained out. |