| 单词 | suppliant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['sʌpliənt] |
| 解释 | a.恳求的，哀求的；n.恳求者 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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