英 [əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪkli] 美 [əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪkli]
adv. 道歉地，认错地；辩解地
in an apologetic manner
he spoke apologetically about his past
... apologetic 道歉的；赔罪的 apologetically 道歉地，认错地；辩解地 apology 道歉；谢罪；辩护；勉强的替代物 ...
... 道歉的 apologetical; excusatory 道歉地 apologetically 道歉函 making an apology ...
... even：在这里，even用于形容牙齿，意思是“整齐的” apologetically：带有歉意地 concentrate on：集中注意力去做...
道歉地，认错地；辩解地
"You see," he continued apologetically, "it would make me seem so old to be their real father."
“你看，”他继续抱歉地说，“做他们的亲生父亲，会让我显得那么老。”
'I'm sorry I'm late,' he murmured apologetically.
“对不起，我迟到了。”他小声道歉说。
"It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically.
“它不具有重要的文学价值，”他几乎抱歉地说道。
"Mystery would have played better if it hadn't been for the cursing, " he says apologetically.
In just a few hours on the water, we've landed eight fish, which Captain Frank apologetically declares a slow morning.
That and the apologetically long answers to any and all questions.
WSJ: He Drills for Answers | Robert M. Edsel | Cultural Conversation by Joanne Kaufman