Word · Frequency #4363
plea
恳求；请求
an urgent or emotional request for help or mercy
- 1.
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
恳求,请愿,紧急祈祷或请求。
- 2.
a humble request for help from someone in authority
恳求
- 3.
An excuse; an apology.
借口；道歉。
- 4.
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
被告就事实问题的答辩
- 5.
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
辩护或辩解中声称或陈述的内容。
- 6.
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
表明诉讼应被驳回的答辩
- 7.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
一方为支持其主张而声称的事实。
- 8.
An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
案件中的事实主张,区别于异议。
- 9.
The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
被告对原告起诉和请求的答辩。
- 10.
A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
法庭案件；诉讼。
借口；辩解；答辩；抗辩；诉讼；恳求,请愿,紧急祈祷或请求。；恳求
In use
The child made a heartfelt plea for his parents to stay together.
She ignored his plea for help and walked away.
The charity issued a public plea for donations after the earthquake.
make a plea for sth
用于表达恳求或请求。
She made a heartfelt plea for donations.
她真诚地恳求捐款。
plea of [guilty/innocence]
法律用语，表示对指控的答辩。
The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
被告提出无罪抗辩。
on a plea of sth
表示以某事为理由或借口。
He got out of trouble on a plea of illness.
Connections
Collocations
- make a plea
- 提出恳求
- The mother made a plea for the safe return of her son.母亲恳求儿子能安全归来。
- plea for mercy
- 乞求怜悯
- He fell to his knees and uttered a plea for mercy.他跪下来，发出乞求怜悯的请求。
- plea bargain
- 认罪协议
- The defendant accepted a plea bargain to reduce his sentence.被告接受了认罪协议以减轻刑罚。
- enter a plea
- 提出抗辩
- The lawyer advised him to enter a plea of not guilty.律师建议他作无罪抗辩。
- emotional plea
- 情感恳求
- Her emotional plea moved the audience to tears.她充满情感的恳求让观众落泪。
- desperate plea
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音类似'please'，但意为庄重的恳求，可联想法庭上的答辩请求。
Context & Register
通常用于较正式的场合，指向权威人物发出的恳切请求，语气较为谦卑，多用于法律、官方或非常严肃的个人恳求中。
Grammar Note
常接介词 for，表示恳求的对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (same vowel sound /i/): flea, sea, tea, pea, key. Warning: 'bread' shares the spelling 'ea' but is pronounced /bred/ with a short e sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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