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plea

UK //pliː//US //pliː//

词源

源自中古英语 plai(控告),古法语 plaid(协议、辩论),最终来自拉丁语 placitum(决定、法令)。

noun

❶ 恳求或请求,通常带有急迫或情感色彩,用于正式或非正式场合表达强烈的需求或愿望。

“She made a desperate plea for help when she got lost in the forest.”

(她在森林里迷路时,绝望地恳求帮助。)

“His plea for forgiveness was met with silence.”

(他请求原谅,但得到的只有沉默。)

❶ 法律术语,指被告在法庭上对指控的正式回应,如认罪、不认罪或无抗辩。

“The suspect entered a plea of not guilty at the hearing.”

(嫌疑人在听证会上提出了无罪抗辩。)

“A plea bargain may reduce the defendant's sentence.”

(认罪协商可能会减轻被告的刑期。)

同义词:appeal, request, petition, entreaty, supplication

常见短语

plea bargain — 法律程序中,被告与检察官达成的协议,通过认罪换取较轻的刑罚。

“He avoided a trial by agreeing to a plea bargain.”

(他通过认罪协商避免了审判。)

plea for mercy — 请求宽恕或同情,常见于法庭或情感冲突的场景中。

“The prisoner's plea for mercy moved some members of the jury.”

(囚犯的宽恕请求打动了部分陪审团成员。)