apologetic
英 [əpɒlə'dʒetɪk]
美 [ə,pɑlə'dʒɛtɪk]
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).
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
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- 3. "I don't follow football," she said with an apologetic smile.
- “我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。
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- 4. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough.
- 他们被一声透着歉意的咳嗽打断了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Barney sounded almost apologetic.
- 巴尼听起来几乎是在道歉.
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