supplicate
/ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/verb
no obj.
- ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly恳求, 哀求, 祈求：
with infinitive the plutocracy supplicated to be made peers.富豪们恳求被封为贵族。
派生词
supplicant
adjective & nounsupplication
nounsupplicatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin supplicat- 'implored', from the verb supplicare, from sub- 'from below' + placere 'propitiate'.