supplicant

英 ['sʌplɪkənt] 美 ['sʌplɪkənt]
  • n. 恳求者,乞求者

中文词源


supplicant 祈求者,哀求者

来自拉丁语 supplicare,乞求,乞讨,来自 sub,向下,-plic,弯,转,词源同 complicate,triplicate. -ant,人。

英文词源


supplicant (adj.)
1590s, from Latin supplicantem (nominative supplicans), present participle of supplicare "plead humbly" (see supplication). As a noun from 1590s, "a humble petitioner."

双语例句


1. Her rendering of it fell somewhere between that of teacher and supplicant.
她表达这首诗的方式是介乎教学和祈求之间.

来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

2. He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.
他以一个卑微的哀求者绝对谦恭的姿态猛地趴在地上。

来自辞典例句

3. They want AI 5 as a supplicant client, rather than as a well - disposed but independent ally.
他们想让军情5局成为一个乞求他们的附属机构, 而不是一个能听得进意见的独立盟友.

来自辞典例句

4. Berkshire'a supplier of liquidity and capital to the system , a supplicant,'he wrote.
我们是金融体系所需流动性和资金的供应者, 而不是资金乞求者.

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