petition
UK/pəˈtɪʃn/US/pi'tiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to do something
请愿书；联名信
n.
(law) A formal written application to a court
（法律）诉状，申请书
v.
To make a formal request to an authority
（向权威）请愿，正式请求
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom petere in its plainest sense, 'to seek, to ask' (via Old French petit-) + -ion = 'a seeking, a request.' petition is the most direct survival of the root's original 'ask' meaning, now formalized: a request laid before authority, in writing.
Root pet still carries 37 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.sign a petition签署请愿书
- 2.file a petition递交申请
- 3.online petition在线请愿
- 4.petition for divorce离婚申请
- 5.submit a petition提交请愿书
Example Sentences
- 1.
Over ten thousand people signed the petition to save the park.
- 2.
She filed a petition for divorce last month.
- 3.
Residents petitioned the council to fix the road.