- 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。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’, from apologos ‘story’.