| 词汇 | suppliant |
| 释义 | suppliantReligion sup·pli·ant /ˈsʌpliənt/ noun [countableC] literaryRRASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a supplicant 恳求者，哀求者，祈求者 —suppliant adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus suppliant• The faces around her suppliant, wary - she is in a benevolent lull, she measures out wit and wisdom.• What can he do to help the humble suppliant?• Dylan Thomas was one such suppliant.• From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant.• The Argives voted unanimously to maintain the right of the suppliant. (1400-1500) French present participle of supplier “to supplicate”, from Latin supplicare; → SUPPLICANT |
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