- (a) sincere apology
- искреннее извинение
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
apology — n. 1) to make, offer an apology 2) to demand an apology 3) an abject, humble; public; sincere apology 4) an apology for; to (Jim made an apology to the teacher for his rude behavior) * * * [ə pɒlədʒɪ] humble offer an apology public sincere… … Combinatory dictionary
sincere — adjective (sincerer; sincerest) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin sincerus whole, pure, genuine, probably from sem one + cerus (akin to Latin crescere to grow) more at same, crescent Date: 1533 1. a. free of dissimulation ; honest < a sincere… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sincere — sincerely, adv. sincereness, n. /sin sear /, adj., sincerer, sincerest. 1. free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology. 2. genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve; a sincere friend. 3. pure; unmixed; unadulterated. 4.… … Universalium
sincere — sin•cere [[t]sɪnˈsɪər[/t]] adj. cer•er, cer•est 1) free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness: a sincere apology[/ex] 2) genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve[/ex] 3) pure; unmixed • Etymology: 1525–35; < L sincērus pure, clean sin•cere′ly,… … From formal English to slang
apology — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject (esp. BrE), humble, profuse ▪ It was a mistake. My profuse apologies. ▪ heartfelt, profound, sincere ▪ … Collocations dictionary
apology */ — UK [əˈpɒlədʒɪ] / US [əˈpɑlədʒɪ] noun Word forms apology : singular apology plural apologies 1) a) [countable] a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem We would have been happy with an… … English dictionary
sincere — 01. It has been said that a friend is a person with whom one may be [sincere]. Before him, one may think aloud. 02. Abraham Lincoln once said, If you want to win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his [sincere] friend. 03. I don … Grammatical examples in English
Apology (Plato) — For the article on Xenophon s work on the same subject, see Apology (Xenophon). For other uses, see Apology (disambiguation) Part of the series on: The Dialogues of Plato Early dialogues … Wikipedia
apology — a|pol|o|gy S3 [əˈpɔlədʒi US əˈpa: ] n plural apologies [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: apologia written or spoken defense , from Greek, from apo ( APOCALYPSE) + logos speech ] 1.) [U and C] something that you say or write to show that you … Dictionary of contemporary English
apology — a|pol|o|gy [ ə palədʒi ] noun * 1. ) count a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem: We would have been happy with an apology. make an apology: He made a public apology for his remarks. owe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apology — noun (C) 1 something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong: Your behaviour was outrageous. I demand an apology! | accept sb s apology (=forgive them after they have apologized): Please accept our sincere… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English