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Alas

/əˈlæs/B2

唉 / 遺憾的是 (adv.)

極其書面、帶有一點戲劇或古風色彩的副詞，用來表達悲傷、遺憾或無奈。相當於「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.