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

plead v., plead•ed or pled/plɛd/USA pronunciation ;
plead•ing.

to request sincerely;
beg:[no object]to plead for more time.
to use as an excuse, defense, or justification:[~ + object]He pleaded ignorance of the law.
Law
- [~ + object] to argue (a case) before a court.
- to answer a charge (with a response): [no object]How do you plead?[~ + object]He pled insanity and was not convicted of murder.

plead•er, n. [countable]See -plac-.

plead v., plead•ed or pled;
plead•ing.
v.i.

to appeal or entreat earnestly:to plead for time.
to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something:She pleaded with him not to take the job.
to afford an argument or appeal:His youth pleads for him.
Law
- to make any allegation or plea in an action at law.
- to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge.
- to address a court as an advocate.
- [Obs.]to prosecute a suit or action at law.

v.t.

to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:to plead ignorance.
Law
- to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court.
- to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law.
- to allege or cite in legal defense:to plead a statute of limitations.

early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea
Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead
Middle English plaiden 1200–50

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beg, supplicate.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reason.
5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged claim.

plead /pliːd/ vb (pleads, pleading, pleaded, plead /plɛd/, esp US Scot pled /plɛd/)

when intr, often followed by with: to appeal earnestly or humbly (to)
(tr; may take a clause as object) to give as an excuse; offer in justification or extenuation: to plead ignorance, he pleaded that he was insane
to declare oneself to be (guilty or not guilty) in answer to the charge
to advocate (a case) in a court of law
(intransitive) to file pleadings
to address a court as an advocate

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre to have a lawsuit, from Latin placēre to please; see plea

ˈpleadable adj ˈpleader n

单词	plead
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 plead /plid/USA pronunciation v., plead•ed or pled/plɛd/USA pronunciation ; plead•ing. to request sincerely; beg:[no object]to plead for more time. to use as an excuse, defense, or justification:[~ + object]He pleaded ignorance of the law. Law [~ + object] to argue (a case) before a court. to answer a charge (with a response): [no object]How do you plead?[~ + object]He pled insanity and was not convicted of murder. plead•er, n. [countable]See -plac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 plead (plēd),USA pronunciation v., plead•ed or pled; plead•ing. v.i. to appeal or entreat earnestly:to plead for time. to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something:She pleaded with him not to take the job. to afford an argument or appeal:His youth pleads for him. Law to make any allegation or plea in an action at law. to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge. to address a court as an advocate. [Obs.]to prosecute a suit or action at law. v.t. to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:to plead ignorance. Law to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court. to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law. to allege or cite in legal defense:to plead a statute of limitations. early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead Middle English plaiden 1200–50 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beg, supplicate. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reason. 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged claim. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plead /pliːd/ vb (pleads, pleading, pleaded, plead /plɛd/, esp US Scot pled /plɛd/) when intr, often followed by with: to appeal earnestly or humbly (to) (tr; may take a clause as object) to give as an excuse; offer in justification or extenuation: to plead ignorance, he pleaded that he was insane to declare oneself to be (guilty or not guilty) in answer to the charge to advocate (a case) in a court of law (intransitive) to file pleadings to address a court as an advocate Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre to have a lawsuit, from Latin placēre to please; see plea ˈpleadable adj ˈpleader n
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