1640s, "vindicatory," from French apologétique, from Latin apologeticus, from Greek apologetikos "defensible," from apologeisthai (see apology). Meaning "regretfully acknowledging failure" is from 1855. As a noun, "formal defense," from early 15c. Related: Apologetics (c. 1753).
雙語例句
1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.
醫(yī)院的工作人員深表歉意，但這真的于事無補(bǔ)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made.
對(duì)于他們所做的改進(jìn)，他們簡直感到愧疚。
來自柯林斯例句
3. "I don't follow football," she said with an apologetic smile.