Definition of suppliant in English:

suppliant

noun ˈsʌplɪəntˈsəpliənt

A person making a humble or earnest plea to someone in power or authority.
恳求者，哀求者
Example sentencesExamples
- There is little sign of satisfaction among the crowd of suppliants, relegated after the audience to the external space beyond the parapet on the right.
- Inside the temple is a well that is believed to have the power to bring good luck and prosperity to suppliants.
- Exhausted, he dragged himself back to the temple in the morning, trying to summon the right words for the next suppliant.
- The judges are supposed to be separate, not suppliants to Executive Government.
- Without such living arrangements it would not have been possible for thousands of Messenians to hold out as suppliants in the sanctuary of Zeus on Ithome in the 460s BC until they finally obtained safe conduct to their new home at Naupactus.
- The presence of noble British exiles at Rome as suppliants to the emperor will have reinforced Roman attitudes.
- The text refers to the humble suppliant as Jehu, son of Omri (a name by which all Israelite kings were identified, whether of the Omride dynasty or not) and describes the gifts he brought.
- Unable to pay their fines despite their great wealth, they were presumably stripped of their ordinary legal protections as citizens, but as suppliants in a temple they were under the protection of the gods.
- The stench of blood would have wafted down from the great religious sanctuaries - at Delphi, spiritual heart of the Greek world, each suppliant was required to sacrifice a goat.
- Officials, most of whom are poorly paid, control access to things as lucrative as a large construction contract or as modest as a permit to reside in a neighborhood, all of which can cost the suppliant special fees.
- Often they resorted to psychological trickery such as planting a seeming dumb boy to come as a suppliant to the temple and then to recover his voice.
Synonyms
petitioner, pleader, beseecher, supplicant, beggar, appellant, suitor, applicant, claimant

adjective ˈsʌplɪəntˈsəpliənt

Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority.
恳求者，哀求者
their faces were wary and suppliant
他们一脸恳求的表情。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, it also implied that Roman territory, whether administered by the army or by suppliant British rulers, was firmly in Aulus Plautius' hands.
- The suitors, for good measure, also violate the code associated with feasting in other ways - by mistreating the servants in Odysseus's palace, and by their churlish treatment of Odysseus in disguise as a suppliant beggar.
Synonyms
pleading, begging, beseeching, imploring, entreating, supplicating, craving, on bended knee

Derivatives

suppliantly

adverb

That mode of expressing grief was used also by the heathen, but was specially appropriate in the pious worshippers of God in suppliantly deprecating his wrath.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Council of Trent teaches that ‘the saints who reign together with Christ offer their prayers to God for men;’ and that ‘it is a good and useful thing suppliantly to invoke them, and to flee to their prayers, help, and assistance;’ and that they are ‘impious men’ who maintain the contrary.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from French, 'beseeching', present participle of supplier, from Latin supplicare (see supplicate).

Definition of suppliant in US English:

suppliant

nounˈsəplēəntˈsəpliənt

A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.
恳求者，哀求者
Example sentencesExamples
- The judges are supposed to be separate, not suppliants to Executive Government.
- There is little sign of satisfaction among the crowd of suppliants, relegated after the audience to the external space beyond the parapet on the right.
- The presence of noble British exiles at Rome as suppliants to the emperor will have reinforced Roman attitudes.
- Unable to pay their fines despite their great wealth, they were presumably stripped of their ordinary legal protections as citizens, but as suppliants in a temple they were under the protection of the gods.
- Inside the temple is a well that is believed to have the power to bring good luck and prosperity to suppliants.
- Without such living arrangements it would not have been possible for thousands of Messenians to hold out as suppliants in the sanctuary of Zeus on Ithome in the 460s BC until they finally obtained safe conduct to their new home at Naupactus.
- Exhausted, he dragged himself back to the temple in the morning, trying to summon the right words for the next suppliant.
- Often they resorted to psychological trickery such as planting a seeming dumb boy to come as a suppliant to the temple and then to recover his voice.
- Officials, most of whom are poorly paid, control access to things as lucrative as a large construction contract or as modest as a permit to reside in a neighborhood, all of which can cost the suppliant special fees.
- The text refers to the humble suppliant as Jehu, son of Omri (a name by which all Israelite kings were identified, whether of the Omride dynasty or not) and describes the gifts he brought.
- The stench of blood would have wafted down from the great religious sanctuaries - at Delphi, spiritual heart of the Greek world, each suppliant was required to sacrifice a goat.
Synonyms
petitioner, pleader, beseecher, supplicant, beggar, appellant, suitor, applicant, claimant

adjectiveˈsəplēəntˈsəpliənt

Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority.
恳求者，哀求者
their faces were suppliant
他们一脸恳求的表情。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, it also implied that Roman territory, whether administered by the army or by suppliant British rulers, was firmly in Aulus Plautius' hands.
- The suitors, for good measure, also violate the code associated with feasting in other ways - by mistreating the servants in Odysseus's palace, and by their churlish treatment of Odysseus in disguise as a suppliant beggar.
Synonyms
pleading, begging, beseeching, imploring, entreating, supplicating, craving, on bended knee

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from French, ‘beseeching’, present participle of supplier, from Latin supplicare (see supplicate).

单词	suppliant
释义	Definition of suppliant in English: suppliant noun ˈsʌplɪəntˈsəpliənt A person making a humble or earnest plea to someone in power or authority. 恳求者，哀求者 Example sentencesExamples There is little sign of satisfaction among the crowd of suppliants, relegated after the audience to the external space beyond the parapet on the right. Inside the temple is a well that is believed to have the power to bring good luck and prosperity to suppliants. Exhausted, he dragged himself back to the temple in the morning, trying to summon the right words for the next suppliant. The judges are supposed to be separate, not suppliants to Executive Government. Without such living arrangements it would not have been possible for thousands of Messenians to hold out as suppliants in the sanctuary of Zeus on Ithome in the 460s BC until they finally obtained safe conduct to their new home at Naupactus. The presence of noble British exiles at Rome as suppliants to the emperor will have reinforced Roman attitudes. The text refers to the humble suppliant as Jehu, son of Omri (a name by which all Israelite kings were identified, whether of the Omride dynasty or not) and describes the gifts he brought. Unable to pay their fines despite their great wealth, they were presumably stripped of their ordinary legal protections as citizens, but as suppliants in a temple they were under the protection of the gods. The stench of blood would have wafted down from the great religious sanctuaries - at Delphi, spiritual heart of the Greek world, each suppliant was required to sacrifice a goat. Officials, most of whom are poorly paid, control access to things as lucrative as a large construction contract or as modest as a permit to reside in a neighborhood, all of which can cost the suppliant special fees. Often they resorted to psychological trickery such as planting a seeming dumb boy to come as a suppliant to the temple and then to recover his voice. Synonyms petitioner, pleader, beseecher, supplicant, beggar, appellant, suitor, applicant, claimant adjective ˈsʌplɪəntˈsəpliənt Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority. 恳求者，哀求者 their faces were wary and suppliant 他们一脸恳求的表情。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, it also implied that Roman territory, whether administered by the army or by suppliant British rulers, was firmly in Aulus Plautius' hands. The suitors, for good measure, also violate the code associated with feasting in other ways - by mistreating the servants in Odysseus's palace, and by their churlish treatment of Odysseus in disguise as a suppliant beggar. Synonyms pleading, begging, beseeching, imploring, entreating, supplicating, craving, on bended knee Derivatives suppliantly adverb That mode of expressing grief was used also by the heathen, but was specially appropriate in the pious worshippers of God in suppliantly deprecating his wrath. Example sentencesExamples The Council of Trent teaches that ‘the saints who reign together with Christ offer their prayers to God for men;’ and that ‘it is a good and useful thing suppliantly to invoke them, and to flee to their prayers, help, and assistance;’ and that they are ‘impious men’ who maintain the contrary. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from French, 'beseeching', present participle of supplier, from Latin supplicare (see supplicate). Definition of suppliant in US English: suppliant nounˈsəplēəntˈsəpliənt A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority. 恳求者，哀求者 Example sentencesExamples The judges are supposed to be separate, not suppliants to Executive Government. There is little sign of satisfaction among the crowd of suppliants, relegated after the audience to the external space beyond the parapet on the right. The presence of noble British exiles at Rome as suppliants to the emperor will have reinforced Roman attitudes. Unable to pay their fines despite their great wealth, they were presumably stripped of their ordinary legal protections as citizens, but as suppliants in a temple they were under the protection of the gods. Inside the temple is a well that is believed to have the power to bring good luck and prosperity to suppliants. Without such living arrangements it would not have been possible for thousands of Messenians to hold out as suppliants in the sanctuary of Zeus on Ithome in the 460s BC until they finally obtained safe conduct to their new home at Naupactus. Exhausted, he dragged himself back to the temple in the morning, trying to summon the right words for the next suppliant. Often they resorted to psychological trickery such as planting a seeming dumb boy to come as a suppliant to the temple and then to recover his voice. Officials, most of whom are poorly paid, control access to things as lucrative as a large construction contract or as modest as a permit to reside in a neighborhood, all of which can cost the suppliant special fees. The text refers to the humble suppliant as Jehu, son of Omri (a name by which all Israelite kings were identified, whether of the Omride dynasty or not) and describes the gifts he brought. The stench of blood would have wafted down from the great religious sanctuaries - at Delphi, spiritual heart of the Greek world, each suppliant was required to sacrifice a goat. Synonyms petitioner, pleader, beseecher, supplicant, beggar, appellant, suitor, applicant, claimant adjectiveˈsəplēəntˈsəpliənt Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority. 恳求者，哀求者 their faces were suppliant 他们一脸恳求的表情。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, it also implied that Roman territory, whether administered by the army or by suppliant British rulers, was firmly in Aulus Plautius' hands. The suitors, for good measure, also violate the code associated with feasting in other ways - by mistreating the servants in Odysseus's palace, and by their churlish treatment of Odysseus in disguise as a suppliant beggar. Synonyms pleading, begging, beseeching, imploring, entreating, supplicating, craving, on bended knee Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from French, ‘beseeching’, present participle of supplier, from Latin supplicare (see supplicate).
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