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entreaty

UK/in'tri:ti/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An earnest or urgent request; an act of begging or pleading

恳求,乞求,恳切的请求

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ento put into, to cause
+
treatpull, drag, draw
+
ycharacterized by
=entreaty
Root tra still carries 109 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His desperate entreaty for mercy moved the judge.

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