名詞 apology:

1. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
2. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
   同義詞：apologia
3. a poor example
   同義詞：excuse

1. I demand an apology.
   我要求道歉。
2. He made a contrite apology.
   他深表懊悔地致歉。
3. In my judgement, we should accept their apology.
   依我看，我們應(yīng)該接受他們的道歉。
4. Please accept my apology.
   請(qǐng)接受我的道歉。
5. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience we have caused.
   若有不便，敬請(qǐng)?jiān)彙?/div>
6. The Finance Director sends her apology and is unable to attend the meeting.
   財(cái)務(wù)董事派人帶話說(shuō)，她因不能出席會(huì)議而向大家道歉。
7. Your allegations are completely untrue, and I demand an immediate apology.
   你的說(shuō)法完全不真實(shí)，我要求立即道歉。

a.pol.o.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 a.pol.o.gies
An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.
道歉認(rèn)錯(cuò)，愧悔：因錯(cuò)誤和冒犯而承認(rèn)后悔，乞求原諒

A formal justification or defense.
正式辯解，正式辯護(hù)
An explanation or excuse:
解釋，說(shuō)明：
例句：
.The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct.(Daniel Defoe)
.這些措施的結(jié)果將是我行為的最好的解釋.(丹尼爾·迪福)

An inferior substitute:
勉強(qiáng)代用品：
例句：
The sagging cot was a poor apology for a bed.
下陷的帆布床是床的一個(gè)低劣的代用品

來(lái)源：
Latin apologia
拉丁語(yǔ) apologia
from Greek
源自 希臘語(yǔ)
apo- [apo-]
apo- [前綴，表示.離開(kāi).，.遠(yuǎn)離.]
logos [speech] * see leg-
logos [講話，言辭] *參見(jiàn) leg-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>apology,apologetic,apologia,defense,justificationThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or a policy.:
這些名詞共有的中心意思是.為某事物，如過(guò)去的行為、政策辯解或辯護(hù)而作的聲明.：
例句：
a report that is an apology for capital punishment;
為死刑辯護(hù)的報(bào)告；

例句：
an apologetic for fascism;
為法西斯主義辯護(hù)；

例句：
a version of the story that is an apologia for malfeasance;
為瀆職辯解的小說(shuō)譯本；

例句：
offered a defense based on ignorance of the circumstances;
以對(duì)情況一無(wú)所知為由而作的辯解；

例句：
an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.
為警方暴行而作的在理性上站不住腳的辯護(hù)。