apology
- IPA[əˈpäləjē]
美式
- a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure；used to express formally one's regret at being unable to attend a meeting or social function
noun: apology, plural noun: apologies
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure we owe you an apology I make no apologies for supporting that policy 同義詞
- ▪ used to express formally one's regret at being unable to attend a meeting or social function apologies for absence were received from Miss Brown my apologies for the delay
- 2. a very poor or inadequate example of we were shown into an apology for a bedroom 同義詞
- 3. a reasoned argument or writing in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine a specious apology for capitalism 同義詞
