Although an official apology is unusual, the act is seen as symbolic.

虽然正式道歉已经不同寻常，此举更被视为具有象征意义。

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The study of speech acts has long been regarded as one of the central concerns of pragmatics, especially interlanguage pragmatics. The speech act of apology is one of them.

对言语行为的研究一直是语用学，尤其是语际语用学研究的热点之一，这其中也包括对道歉言语行为的研究。

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Apology is, in communicative activities, an illocutionary act of remedy and a social act of politeness.

道歉是交际中的一种补救性施事言语行为，也是一种礼貌的社会行为。

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Last week, Switzerland's justice minister publicly apologised to the victims of administrative detention, saying the apology should be seen as an act of "moral reparation".

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Perry described the second, where players got to control Neo and act out the famous scenes from the film, as an apology for the first.

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