apologetic

英 [əˌpɒl.əˈdʒet.ɪk]      美 [əˌpɑː.ləˈdʒet̬.ɪk]
  • adj. 道歉的;赔罪的
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将“apologetic”分解为“apology”(道歉)加上“-ic”后缀。想象某人因为犯错而感到非常抱歉,他们的行为( apology)充满了歉意和悔恨,因此他们的状态是“apologetic”。这种情感和行为的结合可以帮助你记忆这个单词的含义。

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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).
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.

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