solicit

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 sə-lĭs'ĭt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Solicitation. archaic
    — (1) How many male or female students are named (or otherwise identified) in the context of a solicit? (2) How many words of a solicit are directed to a particular student?
动词 v.
  1. To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. transitive
    — to solicit alms, or a favour
  2. To woo; to court. transitive
    — American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
  3. To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. transitive
    — That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye.
  4. To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. transitive
    — My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
  5. To make a petition.
  6. To disturb or trouble; to harass. archaic,transitive
  7. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. transitive
    — Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts.
  8. To disturb; to disquiet. obsolete,rare,transitive
    — 1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI Hath any ill solicited thine ears?

词形变化

solicits present,singular,third-person soliciting participle,present solicited participle,past solicited past sollicit alternative,obsolete solicits plural sollicit alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
nonsolicit nonsolicited nonsoliciting resolicit solicitee solicitory unsolicited
相关词
solicitation solicitor solicitous solicitude unsolicited

词源

词源 1
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
词源 2
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
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