这位律师花了大量时间为客户的行为道歉。

The lawyer spent considerable time apologising for his client's actions.

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The lawyer spent considerable time apologising for his client's actions.

apologising 是动词 apologise 的现在分词形式。apologise 由前缀 apo-(表示"远离")和词根 log(源自希腊语,表示"说话")组成,加上动词后缀 -ise,字面意思是"通过言语来远离(错误)",即"道歉"。在美式英语中拼写为 apologizing。

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