Wordiyosupplicant
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌplikәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
A person who humbly prays or petitions for something.
恳求者，祈求者
adj.
Begging or pleading humbly.
恳求的，哀求的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.humble supplicant卑微的恳求者
- 2.desperate supplicant走投无路的祈求者
- 3.[supplicant's plea]恳求者的请愿
- 4.supplicant before the court在法庭前请愿的人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The supplicant knelt before the altar, hands clasped in silent prayer.
- 2.
Hundreds of supplicants gathered outside the palace, hoping for the king's mercy.
- 3.
She approached her boss like a supplicant, desperate for one more chance.