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apologetic

英 /əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk/美 /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk/
  • adj.
    道歉的，愧疚的；（为理论或宗教教义）辩护的，辩解的
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词语例句

  1. 道歉的，愧疚的adj.

    • They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused.

      他们对所惹的麻烦深感愧疚。

  2. （为理论或宗教教义）辩护的，辩解的adj.

    • In many cases, the apologetic justification of church division is a source of intolerance.

      在许多情况下，为教会分裂辩护是不宽容的根源。

  1. 'Sorry,' she said, with an apologetic smile.
    “对不起。”她说，歉然一笑。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused.
    他们对所惹的麻烦深感愧疚。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. He opened the rear door for me with an apologetic tilt of his head.
    他歉疚地歪着头为我打开了后门。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • Apologetic Clerk
    认错的事务员；谦卑的公务员
  • He was apologetic
    他致以歉意
  • please don't act apologetic
    不要表现有所愧疚
  • Apologetic Movement
    护教运动
  • apologetic for doing sth
    为做某事道歉

同根词

adv.
apologetically道歉地，认错地；辩解地
n.
apology道歉；谢罪；辩护；勉强的替代物
vi.
apologize道歉；辩解；赔不是
apologise道歉（等于apologize）

词义分布

歉意的
44.2%
道歉的
34.6%
歉疚
17.3%
辩解的
3.8%

英英释义

  • adj.offering or expressing apology

词源

  • apologetic
    From French apologétique, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός ‎(apologētikós, “of or suitable for defense”), from ἀπολογέσθαι ‎(apologésthai, “to speak in defense of”).