道歉 dàoqiàn apologize
apologize; make an apology
怎么记住“道歉”: 道 way + 歉 apology = apologize.
汉字
用法
- To apologize - 我向你道歉 (wǒ xiàng nǐ dàoqiàn) I apologize to you; 公开道歉 (gōngkāi dàoqiàn) a public apology.
- A verb-object compound (道 'say' + 歉 'regret'), so it can split: 道个歉 (dào ge qiàn) offer an apology.
- Contrast the everyday 对不起 (duìbuqǐ, 'sorry'): 道歉 names the act of apologizing rather than being the apology itself.
例句
- 她要求他道歉。 Tā yāoqiú tā dàoqiàn.She demanded he apologize.
- 我已经道歉了。 Wǒ yǐjīng dàoqiàn le.I already apologized.
- 他约会迟到了，向女朋友道歉。 Tā yuēhuì chídào le, xiàng nǚ péngyou dàoqiàn.He apologized to his girlfriend because he was late for the date.