英语词汇“apologise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Apologise is the British English spelling of the verb apologize. So if you need to say you're sorry for something you did in London, you should apologise.

Apologise comes from Greek word apologia, which means "a speech in defense of something." So use the verb apologise if you are making an excuse for, defending, or explaining some action. If you "accidentally" ate the last piece of pizza without offering it to anyone else and then burped in everyone's face at the table, you should probably apologise.

WORD FAMILY

apologise: apologised, apologises, apologising+/apologetic: apologetically, unapologetic/apologist: apologists/apologize: apologized, apologizes, apologizing/apology: apologetic, apologies, apologise, apologist, apologize/unapologetic: unapologetically

USAGE EXAMPLES

Mr Mathies apologised for a police tweet which referred to checks on "Nafris" - a police abbreviation for "North African offenders".

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

Bolt then tweeted to confirm it was indeed him, with Henry replying to him apologising and telling him to call again soon.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

Certainly it is rare to hear of parents apologising for the sins of their children globally.

BBC(Dec 30, 2016)

1v acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

Syn

apologize

2v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize

color, colour, gloss

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

plead

offer as an excuse or plea

extenuate, mitigate, palliate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

defend, fend for, support

argue or speak in defense of

单词	apologise
释义	apologise (once / 1637 pages) v Apologise is the British English spelling of the verb apologize. So if you need to say you're sorry for something you did in London, you should apologise. Apologise comes from Greek word apologia, which means "a speech in defense of something." So use the verb apologise if you are making an excuse for, defending, or explaining some action. If you "accidentally" ate the last piece of pizza without offering it to anyone else and then burped in everyone's face at the table, you should probably apologise. WORD FAMILY apologise: apologised, apologises, apologising+/apologetic: apologetically, unapologetic/apologist: apologists/apologize: apologized, apologizes, apologizing/apology: apologetic, apologies, apologise, apologist, apologize/unapologetic: unapologetically USAGE EXAMPLES Mr Mathies apologised for a police tweet which referred to checks on "Nafris" - a police abbreviation for "North African offenders". BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Bolt then tweeted to confirm it was indeed him, with Henry replying to him apologising and telling him to call again soon. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Certainly it is rare to hear of parents apologising for the sins of their children globally. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1v acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing Syn apologize 2v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize color, colour, gloss give a deceptive explanation or excuse for plead offer as an excuse or plea extenuate, mitigate, palliate lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of defend, fend for, support argue or speak in defense of
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