| 单词 | apologetic |
| 释义 | apologetic (əpɒlədʒetɪk ) adjective If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate. They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made. 'I don't follow football,' she said with an apologetic smile. Synonyms: regretful, sorry, rueful, contrite apologetically (əpɒlədʒetɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'It's of no great literary merit,' he said, almost apologetically. Collocations: apologetic tone I salute the actor's candour, but not his apologetic tone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In an apologetic tone, Norwich regrets his failure to explain this unhappiness. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We have an apologetic tone, which is not what we are used to from bankers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 表达歉意的 Japanese: 謝罪して |
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