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apologetically

/əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪˌkliː/ American
  • adv. 道歉地, 歉疚地
Definition
  • adv. in a way that shows you are sorry for something
Example
He smiled apologetically after arriving twenty minutes late to dinner.
晚餐迟到了二十分钟后,他歉意地笑了笑。