apologetically
adverb uk/əˌpɒl.əˈdʒet.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/əˌpɑː.ləˈdʒet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
表示歉意地，认错地
in a way that shows you feel sorry for having caused problems or unhappiness
She smiled apologetically. 她抱歉地笑了笑。
The waiter apologetically asked if we could move to a different table. 服务员抱歉地问我们是否可以换一张桌子。
See: apologetic
- More examples
- Our guide shrugged apologetically, telling us it was time to leave.
- The singer suddenly started to cough and waved apologetically at the people nearest the stage.
- Someone from the bank apologetically phoned to ask if I'd used my debit card earlier in the day.