| 釋義 |
apology /s'polsdzi; g'palads/ n (pl -gies) 1 [C] ~ (to sb) (for sth), statement of regret (for doing wrong, being impolite, hurting sb's feelings): 道歉; 謝罪： offer / make / accept /refuse an ~; 表示(從事，接受，拒絕)道歉; offer sb an ~; 向某人道歉; make one's apologies (to sb), eg for being late, for not being able to come. (向某人) 致歉意(如因遲到，因事不能來等)。 2 [C] explanation or defence (of beliefs, etc). (信仰等之)辯證; 辯護(hù)。 → apologetics. 3 an ~ for, a poor specimen of, eg a dinner/letter. 為…之勉強(qiáng)的代替物; 為…之低劣的樣品(如勉強(qiáng)算是一餐飯，勉強(qiáng)算是一封信); 權(quán)充。 |