apologetic
- IPA[əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk]
英式
- expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure；constituting a formal defence or justification of a theory or doctrine
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure she was very apologetic about the whole incident an apologetic smile
- 2. constituting a formal defence or justification of a theory or doctrine the apologetic proposition that production for profit is the same thing as production for need
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- IPA[əˌpäləˈjedik]
美式
- regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure: she was very apologetic about the whole incident
Oxford American Dictionary
