释义
adj.
regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offence or failure
歉疚的，愧悔的，认错的
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she was very apologetic about the whole incident. 她为整个这件事深感歉疚。
expressing such regret
表歉意的
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she gave an apologetic smile. 她表示歉意地微微一笑。
of the nature of a formal defence or justification of something such as a theory or religious doctrine
（为理论或宗教教义）辩护的，辩解的
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the apologetic proposition that production for profit is the same thing as production for need. 为追求利润而生产等同于为满足需求而生产这一论点所做的辩词。
词源
"late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal justification）： from French
