Word · Frequency #23603
entreaty
/enˈtriːti/
noun
恳求；乞求
earnest or urgent request
正式或文学用语
- 1.
The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
恳求；请求
- 2.
earnest or urgent request
恳求或紧急请求
恳求；请求；恳求或紧急请求；恳求；乞求
In use
Despite his entreaty, the manager refused to approve the extra leave.
She made an entreaty for the villagers to donate food to the orphanage.
The child's repeated entreaties for a puppy finally wore down her parents.
an entreaty to stop the fighting
make an entreaty
He made an earnest entreaty for peace.
他恳切地请求和平。
entreaty for + noun phrase
She ignored his entreaties for help.
她忽视了他求助的恳求。
entreaty to + person
Connections
Collocations
- make an entreaty
- 提出恳求；进行恳求
- He made an entreaty for clemency.他恳求宽大处理。
- repeated entreaties
- 再三的恳求
- Despite her repeated entreaties, they refused to listen.尽管她再三恳求，他们仍拒绝倾听。
- desperate entreaty
- 绝望的请求；拼命的恳求
- She sent a desperate entreaty for help.她发出绝望的求援。
- turn a deaf ear to entreaties
- 对恳求充耳不闻
- The management turned a deaf ear to the workers' entreaties.管理层对工人们的恳求充耳不闻。
- entreaty for mercy
- 恳求怜悯；求情
- His entreaty for mercy was rejected.他求饶的恳求被拒绝了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 treaty（条约）前面多出 en：条约是平等协商，entreaty 则是低声下气的恳求。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、public speech entreaty 属于正式语体，多用于书面语或郑重场合，表示恳切、急切的请求。日常口语中较少使用，常用 request 或 plea 代替。
Grammar Note
正式用语，常用复数
Pronunciation & Spelling
entreaty 读作 /ɛnˈtriti/，重音在第二个音节。treaty、meaty、peaty、sweetie 都以相同的 /-iti/ 音结尾，可与 entreaty 押韵；其中 treaty 在拼写上是 entreaty 去掉 en 后的部分。注意：sweaty 虽然也以 -eaty 结尾，但读作 /ˈswɛti/，元音是 /ɛ/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.