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小知识
An apology is what you say or do when you want to let someone know (or fool them into thinking) that you regret something. An apology is nice, but chocolates or large bundles of cash are nicer. Always.
The noun apology has its roots in the Greek apologos, meaning a story. It entered the English language in the Middle Ages. If you broke your friend’s sword and then made up an elaborate story to get out of trouble, that was an apology. After a few decades, the general sense of the word shifted to its current meaning — what you say when you want to express real remorse.
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常用短语
单词用法
这组词的共同意思是“借口”或“托词”。其区别是：
1.excuse指对有意去做或不做的事情所致的辞谢或道歉；apology指对已做的或应做而未做的事情表示道歉或辞谢；pretext指以虚构、捏造的“借口”或“托词”来掩盖真实意图。
2.excuse含有推卸责任或逃避指责的意味；apology含有承认做错事，但往往会找出一些理由来解释事情的发生。
3.apology一般指原谅小的过失，强调“道歉”；excuse通常指原谅较大的过失，有时也可指原谅小的过失。下面两个句子的意思相同Her apology is acceptableHer apologies are acceptable她的道歉可以接受。
make an apology道歉
同义词
regrets / repentance / penance / amends / prostration / remorse / penitence / self-condemnation / self-accusation / self-reproach / plea
defence / justification / apologia / vindication / plea
同根词
词根：apology
adj.apologetic道歉的；赔罪的
adv.apologetically道歉地，认错地；辩解地
n.apologist辩护者；护教论者；辨惑学专家（等于apologete）
vi.apologize道歉；辩解；赔不是
apologise道歉（等于apologize）
vt.apologize道歉；谢罪；辩白