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entreaties

UK //ɪnˈtriːtiz//US //ɪnˈtriːtiz//

词源

源自中古英语 'entreaten',意为 '恳求',进一步源自古法语 'entraiter',由 'en-'(加强语气)和 'traiter'(处理)组成。

noun

❶ 指恳切或急切的请求,通常带有强烈的情感或迫切的需求,常用于正式或文学语境中。

“Despite her entreaties, he refused to change his mind.”

(尽管她一再恳求,他还是拒绝改变主意。)

“The villagers made desperate entreaties for help after the flood.”

(洪水过后,村民们绝望地恳求援助。)

同义词:pleas, appeals, supplications

常见短语

make entreaties — 表示提出恳求或请求,通常用于正式或严肃的场合。

“The ambassador made entreaties to the government for humanitarian aid.”

(大使向政府提出人道主义援助的恳求。)

ignore entreaties — 指无视或拒绝他人的恳求,通常带有冷漠或无情的意味。

“He ignored all entreaties from his family to come home.”

(他无视了家人让他回家的所有恳求。)