apology

[ə'pɔlədʒi]

n.道歉, 辩解, <口>勉强的代用品

n.[C]

1. 道歉; 赔罪[(+to/for)]

I owe you an apology for my rudeness last night.

昨天晚上我太粗暴, 应该向你道歉。

2. 辩解, 辩护

Her open letter was really an apology for her way of life.

她的公开信实际上是对她生活方式的辩护。

3. 【口】勉强的替代物(或人)

词形变化

名词复数: apologies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.后悔, 自责

penance  penitence  repentance  self-reproach  self-condemnation  self-accusation  regrets  remorse  plea  prostration  amends

n.辩护, 辩解

defence  plea  apologia  vindication  justification

n.原谅

excuse  

同义参见:

defense  

英英释义

名词 apology:

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

同义词：apologia

a poor example

同义词：excuse

补充

apologyapology英:[əˈpɔlədʒi] 美:[əˈpɑlədʒi]n.1.道歉, 认错, 愧悔I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.恐怕我昨天的脾气不怎么好, 我认为应该向你道歉。Please accept my apologies.请接受我的歉意。

例句

1. I didn't get an apology.没人向我道歉。 2. She demanded an apology.她要求道歉。 3. We received a letter of apology.我们收到了一封致歉信。 4. His mother offered her apologies to the Jones family.他母亲向琼斯一家道了歉。 5. Maria sends her apologies, but she cannot come.玛丽亚表示歉意, 说她不能来了。 6. He made a public apology for the team's performance.他为球队的表现公开道歉。 7. I have an apology to make to you, Lonnie.我要向你道歉, 朗尼。 8. I make no apologies for what I said.我对自己说的话问心无愧。 9. It's time you got rid of this apology for a sewing machine and bought one that works.你是时候把这台不像样的缝纫机处理掉, 再买一台好用的了。 10. we owe you an apology.我们应该向你道歉。 11. my apologies for the delay.抱歉得很，事情让我给耽搁。 12. the Prime Minister demanded an apology from the ambassador.总理要求大使公开道歉。 13. apologies for absence were received from Miss Brown.收到了布朗小姐因缺席而所做的道歉信。 14. we were shown into an apology for a bedroom.我们被领进了一间勉强算是卧室的房间。 15. Please accept our apologies for the delay.我们延误了，请接受我们的道歉。 16. a letter of apology道歉信 17. The company issued/delivered an official apology to its customers for its error.公司为所犯的错误向顾客正式道歉。 18. Please accept our sincerest/humblest apologies for any problems we may have caused.如果给您带来任何麻烦，请接受我们最诚挚的道歉。 19. I demand an apology!我要求道歉！ 20. I owe you an apology. = You deserve an apology.我欠你一个道歉。 21. a written apology书面道歉 22. He made a public apology for his controversial remarks.他为自己引起争议的言论公开道歉。 23. He refused to accept my apology.他拒绝接受我的道歉。 24. She makes no apologies for her lifestyle. [=she does not believe that her lifestyle is wrong]她不认为自己的生活方式有什么错。 25. He offered no apology for his bad behavior. [=he didn't say he was sorry for acting badly]他并没有为自己的恶劣行为道歉。 26. We received a letter/note of apology from the company.我们收到了公司的致歉信。 27. "Without apology [=without excusing himself or saying he was sorry], he got up and left the room."没有表达任何歉意，他起身离开了房间。 28. Please give my apologies [=excuses] to your cousin. I'm sorry that I won't be able to come to the wedding.请代我向你的表兄致歉，我很遗憾不能参加他的婚礼。 29. I made my apologies and left.我表示了歉意，然后离开了。 30. The book is an apology for capitalism.这是一本为资本主义辩护的书。 31. He's a poor/sad apology for a father. [=he's a bad father]他是一个不称职的父亲。