apologetic
英 [?p?l?'d?et?k]
美 [?,pɑl?'d??t?k]
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.
- 醫院的工作人員深表歉意，但這真的于事無補。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made.
- 對于他們所做的改進，他們簡直感到愧疚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. "I don't follow football," she said with an apologetic smile.
- “我不懂足球，”她歉然一笑道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough.
- 他們被一聲透著歉意的咳嗽打斷了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Barney sounded almost apologetic.
- 巴尼聽起來幾乎是在道歉.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》