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apologetic adj.道歉的；认错的；赔罪的n.正式的辩护 (1) 他对他的行为深深感到抱歉。(2) 她对自己未能遵守诺言表示歉意。(3) 会议主席一上来就说了几句抱歉的话。(4) 他说话充满歉意。(5) 经理认出顾客是谁 Someone who's apologetic is regretful or contrite, and usually openly expresses this feeling in some way. An apologetic note might say, "I am so sorry I picked all the flowers off your rose bush!" Apologetic was originally a noun, and its meaning in the 1600s was much closer to "justification" than "apology." It comes from a Greek root, apologetikos, "defensible." It didn't come to mean "regretfully acknowledging failure" until 1855.

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英 [əˌpɒlə'dʒetɪk] 美 [əˌpɑːlə'dʒetɪk] (1) He was deeply apologetic about his behavior.(2) She was apologetic for not keeping her promise.(3) The chairman led in with some apologetic remarks.(4) He spoke in an apologetic voice.(5) Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic. If you're apologetic, you're very sorry about something. You might offer an apologetic smile at another driver if you accidentally honk at her. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]表示歉意的；认错的；愧疚的 If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. 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。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。'I don't follow football,' she said with an apologetic smile.“我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。apologetically'It's of no great literary merit,' he said, almost apologetically.“它没多大的文学价值，”他近乎愧疚地说道。

英语单词	apologetic
英美音标	英 [əˌpɒlə'dʒetɪk] 美 [əˌpɑːlə'dʒetɪk]
中文释义	adj.道歉的；认错的；赔罪的 n.正式的辩护
英语例句	(1) He was deeply apologetic about his behavior. (2) She was apologetic for not keeping her promise. (3) The chairman led in with some apologetic remarks. (4) He spoke in an apologetic voice. (5) Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic.
中文例句	(1) 他对他的行为深深感到抱歉。 (2) 她对自己未能遵守诺言表示歉意。 (3) 会议主席一上来就说了几句抱歉的话。 (4) 他说话充满歉意。 (5) 经理认出顾客是谁
vocabulary简明	If you're apologetic, you're very sorry about something. You might offer an apologetic smile at another driver if you accidentally honk at her.
vocabulary扩展	Someone who's apologetic is regretful or contrite, and usually openly expresses this feeling in some way. An apologetic note might say, "I am so sorry I picked all the flowers off your rose bush!" Apologetic was originally a noun, and its meaning in the 1600s was much closer to "justification" than "apology." It comes from a Greek root, apologetikos, "defensible." It didn't come to mean "regretfully acknowledging failure" until 1855.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]表示歉意的；认错的；愧疚的 If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. 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。 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。 'I don't follow football,' she said with an apologetic smile. “我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。 apologetically 'It's of no great literary merit,' he said, almost apologetically. “它没多大的文学价值，”他近乎愧疚地说道。

Apologetic 英 əˌpɒlə'Dʒetɪk] 美 əˌpɑːlə'Dʒetɪk Adj.道歉的；认错的；赔罪的 N.正式的辩护 Deeply Behavior