supplication
翻译
恳求, 祈求, 哀求
例句
He fell to his knees in supplication.
他跪下恳求。
Her supplication for mercy was ignored.
她对仁慈的祈求被忽视了。
语法模式
in supplication 恳求地 He fell to his knees in supplication.
supplication ((for sth.)) 为（某事）而恳求 Her supplication for mercy was ignored.
近义词
同义词: plea, entreaty, petition, prayer
词源
源自拉丁语“supplicare”（跪下），由“sub-”（在...下面）和“plicare”（折叠）组成。意为折叠膝盖来乞求。
记忆技巧
想象某人跪在地上，提出一个请求。词根“plic”与“折叠”有关（如在“complicate”中），意为屈膝。