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    suppliant

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Religion
    sup·pli·ant /ˈsʌpliənt/ noun [countable]  literaryRRASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a supplicant 恳求者，哀求者，祈求者 —suppliant adjective
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    suppliant• The faces around her suppliant, wary - she is in a benevolent lull, she measures out wit and wisdom.• What can he do to help the humble suppliant?• Dylan Thomas was one such suppliant.• From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant.• The Argives voted unanimously to maintain the right of the suppliant.    Origin suppliant (1400-1500) French present participle of supplier “to supplicate”, from Latin supplicare; → SUPPLICANT
    sup·pli·ant nounChineseSyllable
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    suppliant
    sup‧pli‧ant /ˈsʌpliənt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: French
     Origin: present participle of supplier 'to supplicate', from Latin supplicare; ⇨ supplicant
    literary a supplicant
    —suppliant adjective