| 释义 |
appeal /ə-pēlˈ/ intransitive verb- To call upon, have recourse to (with to)
- To refer (to a witness or superior authority)
- To make supplication or earnest request (to a person for a thing)
- To ask for (aid, charity, etc) by making a demand on people's feelings
- To resort for verification or proof (to some principle or person)
- To attract one's interest or enjoyment
- To demand another judgement by a higher court
- To remove to another court
- To ask for the umpire's decision esp as to whether a player is out (cricket)
transitive verb- To call on a higher court to review (a case, conviction, etc) (esp US)
- To accuse (Spenser, Shakespeare)
- To offer up (prayers) (Spenser)
noun- Recourse
- An act of appealing
- A supplication
- A process by which a party may have a decision reviewed by a higher court or authority (law)
- A case under such a process (law)
- An evocation of sympathetic feeling, interest or enjoyment
- (in advertising) an element designed to meet a particular desire of consumers
- An impeachment (Shakespeare)
- A challenge (to defend one's honour) (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OFr apeler, from L appellāre, -ātum to address, call by name; also to appeal to, impeach appealˈable adjective (of a decision) that can be appealed against or referred to a superior tribunal appealˈing adjective - Making an appeal
- Imploring
- Arousing sympathy
- Attractive, enticing
appealˈingly adverb appealˈingness noun appeal court noun A court of law which has jurisdiction to hear appeals on points of law from the decisions of inferior courts appeal to the country To seek approval by a general election Court of Appeal A section of the English Supreme Court of Judicature that hears appeals on all High Court and most county court judgements, etc Court of Criminal Appeal (from 1907 to 1966) an English court for appeal in criminal cases |