| 释义 |
aˌpoloˈgetical, a.
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
1. = apologetic a. 1.
a1600Hooker Eccl. Pol. viii. 505 Writings apologetical of her royal authority. 1640Fuller Abel Rediv., Bradford (1867) I. 219 A long apologetical oration of his own innocency. 1859Jowett Romans II. 580 The former have a dogmatical, the latter an apologetical character.
2. = apologetic 2.
1634R. H. Salerne Regim. Pref. 1, I thought fit to wave all Apologeticall expressions, of this Workes weakenesse. 1865Lecky Rational. (1878) II. 88 Persecution became languid..grew apologetical, timid, and evasive. |