apologize
/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/(亦作 -ise)
verb
no obj.
- express regret for something that one has done wrong道歉：
I must apologize for disturbing you like this
非常抱歉, 打扰你了
we apologize to him for our error.
我们为我们的过错向他道歉。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'make a defensive argument'）： from Greek apologizesthai 'give an account'， from apologos （see APOLOGUE）. In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology.