supplication

supplication

英 [,sʌplɪ'keɪʃn]
　　美 [,sʌplɪ'keʃən]

n. 懇求；祈禱

中文詞源：

supplication 祈求，哀求

來自 supplicate,祈求，哀求，-ion,名詞後綴。

例句：

1. He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication.
他舉起雙手，做祈求狀。

2. She knelt in supplication.
她跪地禱求。

3. The supplication touched him home.
這個請求深深地打動瞭他.

4. She burst into a torrent of confused supplication and the tears coursed down her painted cheeks.
她滔滔不絕、沒頭沒腦地懇求著,眼淚嘩嘩地從她那塗脂搽粉的雙頰流下.

5. There's a silence and Harlowe tries to keep the supplication out of his voice.
沉默瞭一會兒,哈洛盡力在口氣中不帶有哀求.