transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpä-lə-jē ]
noun
( plural -gies )
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek, from apo- + logos speech — more at legend
Date: 1533
1.
a. : a formal justification : defense
b. : excuse 2a
2. : an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret
a public apology
3. : a poor substitute : makeshift
Synonyms:
apology , apologia , excuse , plea , pretext , alibi mean matter offered in explanation or defense. apology usually applies to an expression of regret for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances
said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could
apologia implies not admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position
his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy
excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure
used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting
plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy
her usual plea that she was nearsighted
pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation
used any pretext to get out of work
alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation
his alibi failed to stand scrutiny