plea英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

— Even if only one person answers my plea for someone to correspond with it will be a blessing.
An excuse; an apology.

— Necessity, the tyrant’s plea.
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.

— they or any three of them shall be a Court and have cognizance of pleas real, personal, and mixed.

动词 v.

To plead; to argue. England,Scotland,regional

— With my riches, my unhappiness was increased tenfold; and here, with another great acquisition of property, for which I had pleaed, and which I had gained in a dream, my miseries and difficulties were increasing.

词形变化

pleas plural pleas present,singular,third-person pleaing participle,present pleaed participle,past pleaed past

词汇关系

近义词

plaidoyer

衍生词

Alford plea cop a plea counterplea declinatory plea interplea Kennedy plea plea-bargain plea bargain plea bargaining plea deal plea in abatement plea of the crown pleas of the crown West plea

词源

词源 1

From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”). Cognate with Spanish pleito (“lawsuit, suit”). Doublet of placit. See also please, pleasure.

词源 2

From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”). Cognate with Spanish pleito (“lawsuit, suit”). Doublet of placit. See also please, pleasure.