• adj. 懇求的；哀求的
• n. 懇求者；哀求者

來自 supplicant 的法語形式。字母 c 脫落，比較 benefit,benefactor.

suppliant (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French suppliant, noun use of present participle of supplier "to plead humbly, entreat, beg, pray," (Old French souploier, 12c.), from Latin supplicare "beg, beseech" (see supplication). Originally in English especially at law; sense of "humble petitioner" is from mid-16c. As an adjective, "supplicating, entreating" from 1580s. Related: Suppliance; suppliantly.

1. He asked for help in a suppliant attitude.

他以懇求的態度要我幫忙。

來自辭典例句

2. He asked for help a suppliant attitude.

他以懇求的態度要我幫忙.

來自互聯網

3. He knelt as a suppliant at the altar.

他跪在祭壇前祈禱.

來自互聯網