suppliant的词源

英文词源

suppliant (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French suppliant, noun use of present participle of supplier "to plead humbly, entreat, beg, pray," (Old French souploier, 12c.), from Latin supplicare "beg, beseech" (see supplication). Originally in English especially at law; sense of "humble petitioner" is from mid-16c. As an adjective, "supplicating, entreating" from 1580s. Related: Suppliance; suppliantly.

中文词源

suppliant：祈求者，哀求者

来自 supplicant 的法语形式。字母 c 脱落，比较 benefit,benefactor.

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