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a·pol·o·gy AHD[ə-pŏlʹə-jē] D.J.[əˈpɒlədʒiː]K.K.[əˈpɑlədʒi]n.（名词）pl. a.pol.o.gies 【复数】- An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.道歉认错，愧悔：因错误和冒犯而承认后悔，乞求原谅
- A formal justification or defense.正式辩解，正式辩护
- An explanation or excuse:解释，说明："The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct"(Daniel Defoe)“这些措施的结果将是我行为的最好的解释”(丹尼尔·迪福)
- An inferior substitute:勉强代用品：The sagging cot was a poor apology for a bed.下陷的帆布床是床的一个低劣的代用品
- Latin apologia 拉丁语 apologia
- from Greek 源自 希腊语
- apo- [apo-] apo- [前缀，表示“离开”，“远离”]
- logos [speech] * see leg- logos [讲话，言辞] * 参见 leg-
apology, apologetic, apologia, defense, justification- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "a statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or a policy": 这些名词共有的中心意思是“为某事物，如过去的行为、政策辩解或辩护而作的声明”： a report that is an apology for capital punishment;为死刑辩护的报告；an apologetic for fascism;为法西斯主义辩护；a version of the story that is an apologia for malfeasance;为渎职辩解的小说译本；offered a defense based on ignorance of the circumstances;以对情况一无所知为由而作的辩解；an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality. 为警方暴行而作的在理性上站不住脚的辩护。
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