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The character "歉" is structured with the radical "禾" denoting grain and the component "欠" suggesting a lack or debt, which etymologically points to its original meaning of a poor harvest or crop deficiency. In classical usage, it specifically referred to an insufficiency in agricultural yield before broadening to indicate any general shortcoming or want. This concrete sense of lack gradually evolved into the abstract concept of regret, leading to its modern meaning of apology or expressing sorrow for a fault or deficit.
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我向你道歉。
他感到非常抱歉。
请接受我的歉意。
我对此深表歉意。
他因错误而道歉。
她满怀歉疚地离开了。
对于我的疏忽，我谨致歉意。
尽管他已道歉，但受害者仍未释怀。