| 单词 | supplicant |
| 释义 | supplicant (once / 17007 pages) nadj If you pray every night to be accepted to your dream college, you can call yourself a supplicant, or a person who asks humbly for something. A supplicant can be a fervently religious person who prays to God for help with a problem, and it can also be someone who begs earnestly for something he or she wants. A younger brother entreating his sister to be allowed in her tree house could be described as a supplicant. The Latin root word is supplicantem, "plead humbly." WORD FAMILYsupplicant: supplicantly, supplicants USAGE EXAMPLESThose supplicants will soon discover that Mr Trump’s attitude towards business has three contradictory strands. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Audience recruits sometimes contribute to the matches by deciding which of two supplicant candidates to have a beer with, for instance. Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) So Daniel Blake is not a supplicant, he’s a man of dignity.” The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) 1n someone who prays to God Syn|Hypo|Hyper prayer beadsman, bedesman a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity 2n one praying humbly for something Syn|Hypo|Hyper petitioner, requester, suppliant besieger an energetic petitioner postulantone submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order canvasser, solicitora petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes fundraisersomeone who solicits financial contributions applicant, applier a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission 3adj humbly entreating Syn suppliant, supplicatory beseeching, imploring, pleading begging |
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