apologeticadj.
英 əpɒlə'dʒetɪk | 美 ə,pɑlə'dʒɛtɪk
中文adj. 道歉的；赔罪的
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apologetic (adj.)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).
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