apologetic /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. 表达歉意的

  例：

  The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.

  医院员工都深表歉意，但那不能真正补偿。

• 2. 

  apologetically ADV 表达歉意地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  "It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically.

  “它不具有重要的文学价值，”他几乎抱歉地说道。