When you do something apologetically, you show you are sorry — with your face, your voice, or a few extra words — especially because you feel guilty or a bit embarrassed. It is the adverb from apologetic.

When you do something apologetically當你 apologetically 地做某件事時，you show you are sorry你是在表現出你很抱歉——with your face, your voice, or a few extra words用你的表情、你的語氣，或多說幾句話——especially because you feel guilty or a bit embarrassed尤其是因為你覺得愧疚或有點不好意思。It is the adverb from apologetic這是 apologetic 的副詞形式。

A waiter who has kept you waiting may smile apologetically; a student who is late may speak apologetically. It is not stiffly formal, but it is a little careful: you hear it in stories and polite talk more than in quick chat, where people just say sorry.

A waiter who has kept you waiting may smile apologetically一位讓你久等的服務生可能會 apologetically 地微笑；a student who is late may speak apologetically一位遲到的學生可能會 apologetically 地說話。It is not stiffly formal它不是死板的正式，but it is a little careful但帶著一點小心翼翼：you hear it in stories and polite talk more than in quick chat你比較會在故事和禮貌的談話裡聽到它，而不是在快速的閒聊裡，where people just say sorry那種場合人們就直接說 sorry。

Though actually, it does not always mean a big apology. Sometimes it is only a small, awkward “I know this is a bother” feeling, not a confession of something grave.

Though actually不過實際上，it does not always mean a big apology它不一定表示很嚴重的道歉。Sometimes it is only a small, awkward "I know this is a bother" feeling有時候它只是一種小小、有點尷尬的「我知道這樣有點麻煩」的感覺，not a confession of something grave而不是在承認什麼嚴重的事。