【apology音标】 英[əˈpɒlədʒi] 美[əˈpɑ:lədʒi]
【单词释义】 apology是什么意思：
n.道歉，认错，愧悔；正式辩解，正式辩护；解释；〈口〉临时凑合的代用品
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] apologies
【关联词/派生词】
apologize vi.[Am.]道歉；谢罪
apologise v.[Br.]道歉 = apologize
apologetic adj.道歉的；愧疚的；辩解的
【apology形近词/近似词】
anthology n.（诗、文等的）选集
ideology n.思想（体系），思想意识；意识形态；观念学；空想，空论
【单词例句】
◇ What bothered her most was that she received no apology when her sleeping was disturbed by a barking dog in a shopkeeper's cage.
最使她烦恼的是，一名店主笼子里的狗的吠叫闹得她睡不好觉，但却没有任何人向她道歉。
---- Study in America
◇ Later, I received a cassette from him, in which he recorded his apology. On hearing that Columbians were more likely to kiss others, I soon felt at ease.
后来，我收到他送来的一盒磁带，里面录了他的道歉。当听到这只是因为哥伦比亚人更倾向于见面时互相亲吻时，我很快就感到轻松安心了。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ Don't wait for an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing," Luskin says. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time."
不要等候道歉。卢斯金说：“在很多情况下，伤害你的人不会想着向你道歉，他们可能就是想伤害你或者他们对事情的看法与你大相径庭。所以如果你等别人向你道歉，很可能要很长时间。”