apologetics
apologetics
plural noun
plural noun
- [treated as sing.or pl.]reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine
（多指为理论或宗教教义所做的）缜密的辩解（或辩护）
apologetics for the slave trade are quite out of order.
为贩卖奴隶所做的辩护极不妥当。
- mid 18th cent.: from apologetic
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