apologize
apologize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
(亦作 -ise)
verb
- [no obj.]express regret for something that one has done wrong
道歉
I must apologize for disturbing you like this.
非常抱歉，打扰你了。
we apologize to him for our error.
我们为我们的过错向他道歉。
- late 16th cent. (in the sense 'make a defensive argument'): from Greek apologizesthai 'give an account', from apologos (see apologue)In English the verb has always been used as if it were a direct derivative of apology
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