entreaty
/ɪnˈtriːtɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
- an earnest or humble request请求, 乞求, 恳求:
the king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties.
国王对他的恳求置若罔闻。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'treatment, management'; formerly also as intreaty ): from ENTREAT, on the pattern of treaty.