apologetic

ә.pɒlә'dʒetik

雅思 Collins 1

a. offering or expressing apology

a. 道歉的, 急于认错的, 辩护的
[法] 辩护的, 辩解的, 道歉的

Collins 星级

14,252

BNC 频率

14,720

使用频率

apologetic 由前缀 apo-（表示“远离”或“反对”）和词根 logy（与“说话”或“言辞”相关）和后缀 -etic（形容词后缀）组成，整体意思是“因为说对不起而产生的情感”。

例句

1. She gave an apologetic smile after accidentally bumping into him.

她在不小心撞到他后，露出了一个歉意的微笑。

2. His apologetic tone made it clear that he regretted his mistake.

他歉意的语气表明他对自己的错误感到后悔。

3. The teacher was apologetic about the confusion caused by the last-minute changes.

老师对最后时刻的变动造成的混乱感到抱歉。