apologetics
/əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪks/plural noun
treated as sing. or pl.
- reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine（多指为理论或宗教教义所做的）缜密的辩解（或辩护）：
apologetics for the slave trade are quite out of order.
为贩卖奴隶所做的辩护极不妥当。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from APOLOGETIC.