apologetic
                    
      英 [əˌpɒl.əˈdʒet.ɪk]                            
                        美 [əˌpɑː.ləˈdʒet̬.ɪk]                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
             
                        
            
                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.