suppliant
英 ['s?pl??nt]
- adj. 懇求的；哀求的
- n. 懇求者；哀求者
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?suppliants;
中文詞源
suppliant 祈求者，哀求者
來(lái)自 supplicant 的法語(yǔ)形式。字母 c 脫落，比較 benefit,benefactor.
英文詞源
- suppliant (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French suppliant, noun use of present participle of supplier "to plead humbly, entreat, beg, pray," (Old French souploier, 12c.), from Latin supplicare "beg, beseech" (see supplication). Originally in English especially at law; sense of "humble petitioner" is from mid-16c. As an adjective, "supplicating, entreating" from 1580s. Related: Suppliance; suppliantly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He asked for help in a suppliant attitude.
- 他以懇求的態(tài)度要我?guī)兔Α?/dd>
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. He asked for help a suppliant attitude.
- 他以懇求的態(tài)度要我?guī)兔?
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. He knelt as a suppliant at the altar.
- 他跪在祭壇前祈禱.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)