If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
例句
The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate...醫院的工作人員深表歉意，但這真的于事無補。They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made...對于他們所做的改進，他們簡直感到愧疚。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
道歉的,抱歉的
Barney sounded almost apologetic.巴尼聽起來幾乎是在道歉。He gave a slight, apologetic cough and said, ‘Excuse me.’他抱歉地輕輕咳了一聲說：“對不起?！?/i>
He was profusely apologetic about the mistake.他對這個錯誤一再表示歉意。