apologize
v.
1590s, "to speak in defense of;" see apology + -ize. Main modern sense "to regretfully acknowledge" is attested by 1725. The Greek equivalent, apologizesthai, meant simply "to give an account." Related: Apologized; apologizing.
〔蒋〕[log=speak言，说，-ize动词后缀] 道歉，谢罪，辩解
〔李〕[apo-=away, off离开；log=speech话；-ize v.=to make做→“to make a speech off (after an offence)（在犯了过失后）说些借以解脱的话”→] v. express regret for a fault道歉