1590s, from Latin supplicantem (nominative supplicans), present participle of supplicare "plead humbly" (see supplication). As a noun from 1590s, "a humble petitioner."
双语例句
1. Her rendering of it fell somewhere between that of teacher and supplicant.
她表达这首诗的方式是介乎教学和祈求之间.
来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
2. He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.
他以一个卑微的哀求者绝对谦恭的姿态猛地趴在地上。
来自辞典例句
3. They want AI 5 as a supplicant client, rather than as a well - disposed but independent ally.
他们想让军情5局成为一个乞求他们的附属机构, 而不是一个能听得进意见的独立盟友.
来自辞典例句
4. Berkshire'a supplier of liquidity and capital to the system , a supplicant,'he wrote.
