甲百汇小鸡词典

apology

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi]
  • 美式音标 [əˈpɑː.lə.dʒi]
  • 国际音标 [ə'pɔlədʒi]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 道歉；谢罪；辩护；勉强的替代物

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    apologetic：道歉的；赔罪的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    apologetically：道歉地，认错地；辩解地。
  • n性质的同根词
    apologist：辩护者；护教论者；辨惑学专家（等于apologete）。
  • vi性质的同根词
    apologize：道歉；辩解；赔不是。
    apologise：道歉（等于apologize）。
  • vt性质的同根词
    apologize：道歉；谢罪；辩白。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • apology的基本意思是“道歉,歉意”,是可数名词。
  • 在幽默的口语中, apology也可作“聊以充数的东西〔代用品〕”解,是可数名词。
  • 在文学语言中, apology也可作对信仰、思想等的“辩护,辩解”解,是可数名词,是正式用词。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • She is still angry and refuses to accept my apology.
    她仍在生气,并拒绝接受我的道歉。

    • ～+ prep. -phrase

  • I want an apology from the company.
    我希望那家公司道歉。

    • ～+that-clause

  • He said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could.
    他歉然说道，要是能会见他们，他早就这么做了。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • accept an apology 接受道歉
  • convey an apology 转达歉意
  • demand an apology 要求道歉
  • express one 's -gies 表示歉意
  • give an apology to sb 向某人道歉

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (SAYING SORRY) an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done
  • (MESSAGE) a message politely telling someone that you cannot be present at their meeting or party
  • (EXPLANATION) a formal explanation or defence of a belief or system, especially one that is unpopular

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
  • If you offer or make your apologies, you apologize.

专业释义

    语言学

  • 道歉

    Linguists have already conducted detailed studies on kinds of speech acts, such as request, apology, compliment, refusal and so on.
    语言学家对各种言语行为如请求,道歉,恭维,拒绝等进行了一系列的研究,但对于奉承言语行为的研究则相对较少。