apologyKK [əˋpɑləˏdʒi] /əˈpɑləˌdʒi/名詞1道歉、致歉、謝罪He offered a sincere apology for missing the meeting.他為缺席會議誠懇地道歉。2歉意、失陪之意常用複數Please give my apologies to the others; I can't attend.請幫我向其他人致意,我無法出席。3辯護、辯解正式His new book is an apology for free-market economics.他的新書是為自由市場經濟所做的辯護。4拙劣的替代品、徒具其名的東西貶義They served us a sad apology for a breakfast.他們端上來的早餐根本不成樣子。