suppliant
英['sʌplɪənt]
- adj. 恳求的；哀求的
- n. 恳求者；哀求者
词态变化
复数: suppliants;
中文词源
suppliant 祈求者，哀求者
来自 supplicant 的法语形式。字母 c 脱落，比较 benefit,benefactor.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He asked for help in a suppliant attitude.
- 他以恳求的态度要我帮忙。
来自辞典例句
- 2. He asked for help a suppliant attitude.
- 他以恳求的态度要我帮忙.
来自互联网
- 3. He knelt as a suppliant at the altar.
- 他跪在祭坛前祈祷.
来自互联网