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单词 intercession
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•ces•sion /ˌɪntɚˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] an act or instance of interceding.
  2. an act of pleading on behalf of another person:[countable]intercessions on behalf of the condemned criminal.
See -cede-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•ces•sion  (in′tər seshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of interceding.
  2. an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person.
  3. a prayer to God on behalf of another.
  4. Ancient History[Rom. Hist.]the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.
  • Latin intercessiōn- (stem of intercessiō), equivalent. to intercess(us) past participle of intercēdere to intercede (equivalent. to interced- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt- -ss-) + -iōn- -ion
  • late Middle English 1400–50
in′ter•cession•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
intercession /ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən/ n
  1. the act or an instance of interceding
  2. the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others
  3. such petitionary prayer
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin intercessio; see intercede

ˌinterˈcessional, ˌinterˈcessory adj ˌinterˈcessor n ˌintercesˈsorial adj
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