supplication

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of supplicating; a humble request. countable,uncountable
    — If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.
  2. An act of supplicating; a humble request.; du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually. countable,uncountable
  3. A prayer or entreaty to a god. countable,uncountable
  4. In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc. countable,historical,uncountable
  5. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved. countable,uncountable

词形变化

supplications plural

词汇关系

衍生词
supplicational supplicationer

词源

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.
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