/əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk ||; əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪk/adj feeling or showing that you are sorry for sth you have done 抱歉的；道歉的；赔罪的: He was most apologetic about his son's bad behaviour. 他对儿子的劣行深感抱歉。I wrote him an apologetic letter. 我写了一封道歉信给他。 ➔apologetically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv