1590s, from Latin supplicantem (nominative supplicans), present participle of supplicare "plead humbly" (see supplication). As a noun from 1590s, "a humble petitioner."
雙語例句
1. Her rendering of it fell somewhere between that of teacher and supplicant.
她表達這首詩的方式是介乎教學和祈求之間.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
2. He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.
他以一個卑微的哀求者絕對謙恭的姿態猛地趴在地上。
來自辭典例句
3. They want AI 5 as a supplicant client, rather than as a well - disposed but independent ally.
他們想讓軍情5局成為一個乞求他們的附屬機構, 而不是一個能聽得進意見的獨立盟友.
來自辭典例句
4. Berkshire'a supplier of liquidity and capital to the system , a supplicant,'he wrote.