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apologetic

英 [əpɒlə'dʒetɪk] 美 [ə,pɑlə'dʒɛtɪk]

解释

adj. 道歉的；赔罪的

※ 提供单词"apologetic"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

apologetic (adj.): 1640s, "vindicatory," from French apologétique, from Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologetikos "defensible," from apologeisthai (see apology). Meaning "regretfully acknowledging failure" is from 1855. As a noun, "formal defense," from early 15c. Related: Apologetics (c. 1753).

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例句和用法

1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.: 医院的工作人员深表歉意，但这真的于事无补。

2. They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made.: 对于他们所做的改进，他们简直感到愧疚。

3. "I don't follow football," she said with an apologetic smile.: “我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。

4. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough.: 他们被一声透着歉意的咳嗽打断了。

5. Barney sounded almost apologetic.: 巴尼听起来几乎是在道歉.