Gadamer is a bit apologetic about it, and he goes into the appropriate etymologies.

伽达默尔对它略有歉意，并且他借助了一下语源学。

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Remember you can say "I'm sorry" when you wish to express your regret, your sympathy or ambiguous regret.

记住，当你想表达歉意、同情或是含糊的道歉时，你都可以用“I'm sorry”。

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