apologetic
apologetic 英 [əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk] 美 [əˌpɑləˈdʒetɪk]
adj. 道歉的；赔罪的
名词复数:apologetics
- If you're apologetic, you're very sorry about something. You might offer an apologetic smile at another driver if you accidentally honk at her.
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- adj. 道歉的；赔罪的
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1. When you do reach them, they're apologetic but can do nothing to help.
当你向他们质疑的时候，他们只能道歉，却无能为力。
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2. His manner is almost apologetic: I wish I could bring you less exciting news of the future, but I've looked at the numbers, and this is what they say, so what else can I tell you?
道歉几乎已经成为了他的习惯：我希望能为您呈现更为平淡的未来式新闻，看看那些数字吧，未来就浓缩于其中，我还能跟您讲点别的吗？
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3. This, plus the right apologetic noises, as Mr Woods is now making, “reassures people you really care”, says Mr Milligan.
这些，加上道歉，就像伍兹现在正在做的“重新得到你在乎的人的信任”。
- apologetic (adj.) 1640s, "vindicatory, containing a defense," from French apologétique, from Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologetikos "defensible," from apologeisthai "speak in one's defense," from apologos "an account, story," from apo "away from, off" (see apo-) + logos "speech," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather," with derivatives meaning "to speak (to 'pick out words')." Meaning "regretfully acknowledging failure" is from 1855.
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