英语词汇“prayer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	prayer
释义	prayer I. prayer \ˈpra(a)](ə)r, ˈpre], ]ə\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English preyere, prayere, from Old French preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria written petition, supplication, prayer, from Latin, feminine of precarius obtained by entreaty or prayer, from Latin prec-, prex request, entreaty, prayer + -arius -ary — more at pray 1. a. : a solemn and humble approach to Divinity in word or thought usually involving beseeching, petition, confession, praise, or thanksgiving < devoted a moment to silent prayer before beginning his task > b. : an earnest request to someone for something: as (1) : the part of a petition or memorial (as to a legislature) that specifies the thing desired (2) : the part of a bill in equity or other pleading that specifies the relief sought (3) : a request (as by a charge to a jury) for action by the court (4) : a formal motion in the British Parliament to invalidate a ministerial order or regulation c. prayers plural : earnest good wishes < whatever you decide you have my prayers > 2. : the act or practice of praying : the addressing of words or thought to Divinity in petition, confession, praise, or thanksgiving < public prayer was then an accepted custom > < friends and neighbors gathered in prayer for the dead > 3. : a religious service consisting chiefly of prayers — often used in plural < had regular family prayers > 4. : a set form of words used in praying : a formula of supplication, confession, praise, or thanksgiving addressed to God or an object of worship < a book of prayers for different occasions > 5. : something prayed for : a subject of prayer < God granted their prayer > 6. : a slight or minimal chance (as to succeed or survive) < a second-rate maritime power without a prayer of meeting military shipping needs — New York Times > < hadn't a prayer to recover > Synonyms: prayer, suit, plea, petition, appeal signify, in common, an earnest, usually formal, request for something. prayer implies that the request is made to one in authority or power and usually suggests humility and fervor < a very long distance between what the Department of Justice asks for in its prayer for relief and what the courts will grant in the form of a remedy — E.S.Mason > < to all my tearful prayers — W.S.Gilbert > suit implies a deferential and formal petition as to a court or legislative body, although the term is not common today except in legal use or in application to the addresses of a suitor to his loved one < suits for violation of contracts are allowed against a union's funds — Philip Taft > < a suit in which the college trustees sought to defend their rights against the new political forces — A.C.Cole > < she returned his love, spurning the suit of … — American Guide Series: N.C > plea usually implies argument and urgent entreaty of which self-justification, a desire for vindication or support, or partisanship is often the motive < his fiancée jilted him on the plea that he cared more for the house than for her — American Guide Series: Maryland > < a plea for postwar preparedness — Current Biography > < a plea for international peace — Merle Curti > petition implies a formal and specific request, often in writing, presented to a person or body that has power to grant it and usually implying no humility or use of entreaty but rather the exercise of a right < students who have exceeded the maximum number of absences will have a right to petition the Committee on Attendance for reinstatement — Loyola University Bulletin > < the petition must be addressed to the Commissioner of Patents … and must be signed by the inventor — General Information Concerning Patents > < divorce petitions — Robert Reid > appeal implies the call for attention to and favorable consideration of one's plea, often suggesting an insistence, as in a legal appeal from an inferior to a superior court, or a plea to the emotions < the appeal of the abandoned child — Joseph Conrad > < the appeal to sex — C.W.Cunnington > < make an appeal from the decision of the county court > II. pray·er \ˈprāə(r), -re(ə) ṙ, -reə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English preyere, prayere, from preyen, prayen to pray + -ere -er — more at pray : one that prays : supplicant
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