apology/ə'pɒləʤɪ $ ə'pɑː-/

n. sth that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing sth wrong

n. 〖复-gies/-ʤɪz/〗 [C; U] 道歉；歉意：[make an apology (to sb) for (doing) sth] He made an apology to us for his mistake. 他就他所犯的错向我们道了歉。

◇owe sb an apology 得向某人道歉

◇a letter of apology 一封道歉信

构词apo + -log- （说的话） + y

同根 catalogue; dialogue

音组-ology/-'ɒləʤɪ $ -'ɑːləʤɪ/

apology; biology; technology