The museum curator regretfully announced that the ancient manuscript had been damaged beyond repair during the flood.
博物馆馆长遗憾地宣布，古代手稿在洪水中被损坏得无法修复。
Which choice best defines “regretfully”?
B — In a way that shows you are sorry. “regretfully” means in a way that shows you are sorry.
Which word means “in a way that shows you are sorry”?
C — regretfully. “regretfully” means in a way that shows you are sorry.
regretfully — in a way that shows you are sorry. In Chinese: 遗憾地，后悔地.
regretfully is pronounced /rɪˈɡrɛtfəli/.
The museum curator regretfully announced that the ancient manuscript had been damaged beyond repair during the flood. (博物馆馆长遗憾地宣布，古代手稿在洪水中被损坏得无法修复。)
sorrowfully, apologetically, ruefully — all close in meaning to regretfully (in a way that shows you are sorry).
joyfully, gladly — each the opposite of regretfully (in a way that shows you are sorry).
Yes. regretfully is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.