apologist
noun /əˈpɒlədʒɪst/
/əˈpɑːlədʒɪst/
- apologist (for something/somebody) a person who tries to explain and defend something/somebody, especially a political system or religious ideas
(尤指政治或宗教方面的)辩护者,辩解者 - apologists for nuclear power
核能的辩护者 - He became known as the chief apologist for hardline government policies.
他以强硬政府政策的主要辩护者而闻名。 - He is sometimes seen as a mere Catholic apologist, rather than a serious philosopher.
他有时被视为纯粹的天主教辩护者,而不是严肃的哲学家。
词源mid 17th cent.: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’. - apologists for nuclear power