apology

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n. 道歉, 辩护 [法] 道歉, 谢罪, 辩解者

发音

UK /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
其它
US /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

词形变化

apologies 复数 apologies

别名

apologie

教材释义与例句

名词

道歉；谢罪；辩护；勉强的替代物

something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong

Edward can't be here today, but he sends his apologies .

爱德华今天来不了，他向大家表示歉意。

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).

    道歉

    致歉

    抱歉

    What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.

    The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.

  2. 2.

    A formal justification, defence.

    辩护词

    申辩

    辩解

    the Apology of Socrates

  3. 3.

    Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

    a poor apology for a hotel room

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

excuse apologia

上位词 9

example defense instance defence representative illustration acknowledgement acknowledgment vindication

相关短语

non-apology apology nonapology apology my apology non-apology [网络] 非道歉 my apologies

词源

From French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Doublet of apologia. By surface analysis, apo- + -logy.

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