| 释义 |
apology/əˈpɒlədʒi/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure 道歉，认错；愧疚 2 an assurance that no offence was intended 表明无冒犯之意 3 an explanation or defence 辩解，辩护 4 (foll. by 后跟 for) a poor or scanty specimen of 勉强代用品，临时凑合的东西 this apology for a letter 以此权充一封信 [French apologie or Late Latin apologia from Greek (as APOLOGETIC)] |