petitioned
petitioned — 名詞
1. a paper or online document that collects the signatures of many people who want
請願書
民眾聯署要求政府等機構採取行動的文件
a paper or online document that collects the signatures of many people who want a government, company, or other organisation to change a policy or take a specific action
More than ten thousand residents signed a petition asking the town council to protect the old park.
超過一萬名居民簽署了一份請願書，要求鎮議會保護那座舊公園。
sign + petition + asking [authority] to [action]
A petition calling for smaller class sizes was handed to the school board last Tuesday.
一份要求縮小班級規模的請願書已於上週二提交給學校董事會。
The students created an online petition against the rule that banned phones during breaks.
學生們創建了一份線上請願書，反對禁止在休息時間使用手機的規定。
Folake spent the weekend collecting signatures for a petition to save the local clinic from closure.
Folake 花了整個週末收集簽名，為了一份拯救當地診所免於關閉的請願書。
文法句型
petition + to-infinitive
petition + for + noun phrase
petition + against + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often paired with verbs like 'sign', 'deliver', 'organise', 'circulate' and prepositions 'for' (in support of something) or 'against' (opposing something).
常見錯誤
2. a formal written application submitted to a court of law, asking for a specific
訴狀
向法院提出的正式書面請求
a formal written application submitted to a court of law, asking for a specific legal decision, order, or action
The lawyer filed a petition asking the judge to move the trial to a different city.
律師提交了一份訴狀，要求法官將審判移至不同的城市。
file a petition asking [court] to [legal action]
A divorce petition must include details about shared property and any children from the marriage.
離婚訴狀必須包含有關夫妻共同財產及子女的詳細資料。
Cyrus submitted a custody petition to the family court asking for more time with his daughter.
Cyrus 向家事法院提交了一份監護權訴狀，希望能有更多時間陪伴女兒。
The bankruptcy petition lists every debt that the company owes to its suppliers and lenders.
破產訴狀列出了該公司拖欠供應商和債權人的每一筆債務。
- application
broader term; can be for any official permission or request, not only to a court
- appeal
specifically asks a higher court to change a lower court's ruling; narrower in scope
文法句型
petition + to-infinitive
petition + for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently appears in legal contexts with verbs such as 'file', 'submit', 'grant', 'dismiss'. Unlike a public petition (noun sense 1), this sense refers to a document directed at a court rather than the general public or government.
常見錯誤
petitioned — 動詞
- petitionedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- petitioneds3rd person singular
- petitioneding-ing form
- petitionededpast simple
1. to make an official written request to a court, government body, or other author
訴請；請願
向法院或政府機構提出正式書面請求
to make an official written request to a court, government body, or other authority, asking for a specific decision, action, or change
The factory workers petitioned the management for safer equipment and better ventilation.
工廠工人向管理層請願，要求提供更安全的設備和更好的通風。
petition [authority] for [something]
Nora petitioned the city council to install a pedestrian crossing near the school.
Nora 向市議會請願，要求在學校附近設置行人穿越道。
The local farmers petitioned the government for financial aid after the third year of drought.
當地農民在連續三年乾旱後向政府請願，請求經濟援助。
A group of parents petitioned the court to overturn the decision to close the special needs unit.
一群家長向法院訴請，要求推翻關閉特殊教育單位的決定。
- appeal
suggests a request to a higher authority, often after a decision has been made; common in legal contexts
- sue
means to take legal action against someone in court, not just to make a request; stronger and more confrontational
- request
more general and less formal; does not imply a written document or a group of supporters
文法句型
petition + noun phrase (authority) + for + noun phrase
petition + noun phrase (authority) + to-infinitive
petition + for + noun phrase
petition + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'for' (what is requested) and 'to' (the authority), or by a to-infinitive clause stating the desired action. This sense covers both public petitions to government bodies and legal petitions to courts.