apologetic

1. ADJ If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them. 表達歉意的

The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate. 毉院員工都深表歉意，但那不能真正補償。

2. apologeticallyADV 表達歉意地[ADV with v]

"It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically. “它不具有重要的文學價值，”他幾乎抱歉地說道。