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Alas

/əˈlæs/B2

唉 / 遗憾的是 (adv.)

极其书面、带有一点戏剧或古风色彩的副词，用来表达悲伤、遗憾或无奈。相当于「只可惜……」。

If I'd been born a peasant, they might've left me out in the woods to die.

Alas, I was born a Lannister of Casterly Rock.

Things are expected of me.