petition

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n. 请愿, 诉状, 陈情书, 申请, 祈求, 祷文 v. 正式请求, 恳求, 请愿

发音

其它 /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

词形变化

petitions 复数 petitions petitioned petitioneth petitioning petitions 三单 petitioning 现在分词 petitioned 过去式 petitioned 过去分词

别名

pet

教材释义与例句

名词

请愿；请愿书；祈求； 诉状

动词

请愿；请求；恳求

动词

请愿；请求

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.

    请愿

    We're looking to get 10,000 people to sign the petition to have the bird colony given legal protection.

  2. 2.

    A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce.

    法律 引申义
  3. 3.

    A prayer or supplication, especially of which is formal or humble and made to a deity, a sovereign, or an authority.

    a petition to aid

    a petition to God for courage and strength

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).

    及物

    The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

request prayer orison postulation

上位词 6

asking message request content substance subject matter

下位词 10

grace collect demand collection appeal blessing thanksgiving application solicitation benediction
动词

上位词 5

request quest ask for call for bespeak

下位词 1

supplicate

相关短语

petition of right [法] 权利申请书

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”).

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