supplicant

Definitions

sup- (a form of sub-, "under, below") + plic (fold/bend) + -ant (one who) = "one who bends down low." A supplicant folds their body downward — kneeling, bowing — to beg. Here plic keeps its literal "bend" sense: the physical posture of pleading is built right into the word.

Common Collocations

• 1.a humble supplicant卑微的恳求者
• 2.kneel like a supplicant像恳求者一样跪着

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The supplicant knelt before the altar.

• 2.

  He stood there like a supplicant, hat in hand.