supplicant

/ˈsʌplɪkənt/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈʌpləkənt] /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈʌpləkənt] /ˈsə-pli-kənt How to pronounce supplicant (audio)/ (ame, mw)

supplicant — 名詞

  • supplicantsingular
  • supplicantsplural

1. someone who pleads very respectfully to a god, ruler, judge, or other powerful p

1.名詞C2
釋義

懇求者

卑微地向神明或權勢者求助的人

someone who pleads very respectfully to a god, ruler, judge, or other powerful person for help or a favour

例句

Ignacio knelt before the shrine as a supplicant asking for rain.

Ignacio 跪在神龕前，像個懇求者一樣祈求降雨。

supplicant + asking for mercy or help

At the palace gate, Walid waited like a supplicant with his petition.

在宮門前，Walid 拿著請願書，像個懇求者般等待。

同義詞
  • petitioner

    formal and often legal or official; 'supplicant' sounds more humble and emotionally exposed

  • beggar

    can suggest poverty or desperation; 'supplicant' focuses on the act of pleading respectfully

  • suppliant

    very close in meaning but even more literary and less common today

反義詞
  • benefactor

    gives help or favour rather than asking for it

  • patron

    person with power or money who supports others

用法筆記

Usually appears in religious, ceremonial, literary, or strongly formal contexts. In everyday situations, English more often uses words such as 'beggar', 'petitioner', or simply 'person asking for help', depending on the setting.

常見錯誤

❌Every supplicant filled in the job form online.
✅Every applicant filled in the job form online.
💡a 'supplicant' begs humbly for favour or mercy; an 'applicant' formally applies for something.
❌The tourists were supplicants waiting to buy tickets.
✅The tourists were customers waiting to buy tickets.
💡a 'supplicant' asks from a weaker position, not just stands in a line.

supplicant — 形容詞