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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shazai
"彼らは公式に謝罪した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure.
"He offered a sincere apology for his behavior at the meeting." - 2
A formal defense or justification of an opinion or doctrine.
"The text serves as an apology for traditional philosophical idealism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek apologia, meaning a speech in defense, combining apo- (away, from) and logos (speech, word). In Late Middle English, the term shifted from its original legal/rhetorical sense of a defense or justification to mean an expression of regret for an offense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apology" is said worldwide
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excuse
Transliteration: ɛk.skyz
"Il a présenté ses excuses pour le retard."
Entschuldigung
Transliteration: ɛntˈʃʊldɪɡʊŋ
"Sie nahm seine Entschuldigung an."
scusa
Transliteration: ˈsku.za
"Ti devo fare le mie scuse."
disculpa
Transliteration: disˈkul.pa
"Le pidió una disculpa por el malentendido."
desculpa
Transliteration: dʒisˈkuw.pɐ
"Ele aceitou o pedido de desculpa."
क्षमा याचना
Transliteration: kshama yachana
"उसने अपनी गलती के लिए क्षमा याचना की।"
道歉
Transliteration: dào qiàn
"他向大家真诚地道歉。"
사과
Transliteration: sagwa
"그는 진심으로 사과를 했다."
謝罪
Transliteration: shazai
"彼らは公式に謝罪した。"
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