supplication

英 [ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  恳求; 哀求; 祈求

复数：supplications　

法律

BNC.24541 / COCA.24164

牛津词典

noun

• 恳求；哀求；祈求
  the act of asking for sth with a very humble request or prayer
  1. She knelt in supplication.
     她跪地祷求。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 恳求;祈愿;哀求
  Asupplicationis a prayer to God or a respectful request to someone in authority for help.
  1. He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication...
     他举起双手，做祈求状。
  2. The Labour government has to date resisted all supplications.
     到目前为止工党政府回绝了所有的请愿求情。

英英释义

noun

• the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
  1. the priest sank to his knees in prayer
  Synonym:prayer
• a humble request for help from someone in authority
  Synonym:plea
• a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
  Synonym:invocation

双语例句

• Then Al-Ghazali mentioned a very long supplication to be recited.
  之后，安萨里提到一段非常长的祈祷词。
• Disciple Detong requested below that I write the supplication to the Dragon King in calligraphy.
  弟子茶桶以下的提请要我书写〈大海龙王启请颂〉。
• There's a silence and Harlowe tries to keep the supplication out of his voice.
  沉默了一会儿，哈洛尽力在口气中不带有哀求。
• My last supplication is this, think now and then that there is a man who would give his life to keep a life you love beside you.
  我最后的恳求是：请经常记住，有一个人为了让你所爱的人守在你在身旁愿意献出他自己的生命。
• Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
  你就对他们说，我在王面前恳求不要叫我回到约拿单的房屋死在那里。
• When I learn to pray not only for my immediate interests but enlarge my heart to take in the whole Church and the whole world, my supplication will have power with God.
  当我学会不只是为我目前切身的利益祷告，而是扩大我的心关怀全教会、全世界，我的祈祷将在神面前大有能力。
• In fact, it is not mentioned in the Prophetic Sunnah that there are certain supplication on that occasion other than those which are usually said on entering the mosque.
  事实上，除了与平时进入清真寺时常说的祈祷词相同外，圣训中并没有提到在那个场合有某个确定的祈祷词。
• Music played in the ceremonies of the drum worship and supplication typically show the connotation of the primitive beliefs of the two peoples.
  “祭鼓”和“祈愿”仪式中的音乐事象，比较典型地反映出这两个民族原始信仰的内涵。
• His supplication had touched her.
  萨利的恳求打动了艾莱柯。
• I had taken this supplication from the short ritual composed a while ago, and translated it into English.
  我从不久之前所造的礼敬护法关公简轨中取出此启请颂并将之译为英文。