apologetic

英 [əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk]

美 [əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk]

adj.  道歉的; 谢罪的; 愧疚的

复数：apologetics　

IELTSTEM4TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14252 / COCA.14720

牛津词典

adj.

• 道歉的；谢罪的；愧疚的
  feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing sth wrong or for causing a problem
  1. ‘Sorry,’ she said, with an apologetic smile.
     “对不起。”她说，歉然一笑。
  2. They were very apologetic about the trouble they'd caused.
     他们对所惹的麻烦深感愧疚。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 表示歉意的；认错的；愧疚的
  If you areapologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
  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。

英英释义

adj

• offering or expressing apology
  1. an apologetic note
  2. an apologetic manner
  Synonym:excusatory

双语例句

• I had detected an apologetic note in his voice.
  我听出他的声音里带有悔意。
• He was deeply apologetic about his behavior.
  他对他的行为深深感到抱歉。
• 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。
• For that, we are deeply apologetic.
  为此，我们做出深深的道歉。
• Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
  经理认出顾客是谁，所以赔了一千个不是，并狠狠地斥责了店员。
• I think it is about as good as any Christian apologetic work out on the market.
  我认为这是对基督教媲美任何歉疚出对市场造成的影响。
• He had been apologetic about his behaviour at dinner.
  他就自己晚餐时的行为认了错。
• She was very apologetic and I can hear fine now!
  她对这件事非常歉疚，不过我现在的听力很好！
• 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。
• This is the way all damage shields work. in an apologetic and self-defensive manner.
  这是所有伤害性防护罩的作用方式。以辩护的、自我防卫的方式。