Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14936
suitor
求婚者
a man who courts a woman
- 1.
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
追求某人(尤指女性)以建立恋爱关系或结婚的人；求爱者；追求者。
- 2.
A person or organization that expresses an interest in working with, or taking over, another.
表示有意与另一方合作或接管另一方的个人或组织。
- 3.
A party to a suit or litigation.
诉讼或法律纠纷的一方。
- 4.
One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
起诉、请愿、请求或恳求的人；请愿者。
追求某人(尤指女性)以建立恋爱关系或结婚的人；求爱者；追求者。；表示有意与另一方合作或接管另一方的个人或组织。；诉讼或法律纠纷的一方。；起诉、请愿、请求或恳求的人；请愿者。；起诉者
In use
The young suitor brought roses to the woman he admired every week.
Her parents thought the shy suitor was too quiet for their daughter.
Many suitors came to the ball, but she danced only with the one she loved.
sb's suitor
suitor 在这个用法中指“追求者/求婚者”，通常为男性。
Her suitor waited outside the gate.
她的追求者在门外等候。
a suitor for [sb]'s hand
for [sb]'s hand 是较正式且略带古雅的说法，表示“向某人求婚”。
He was one of several suitors for the young lady's hand.
他是向这位年轻女子求婚的众多追求者之一。
Common mistakes
She has several suitor in her class.
Connections
Collocations
- a persistent suitor
- 执着的求婚者
- Despite her refusals, he remained a persistent suitor.尽管她一再拒绝，他仍然是一个执着的求婚者。
- an ardent suitor
- 热情的求婚者
- She had many admirers, but only one ardent suitor.她有很多仰慕者，但只有一个热情的求婚者。
- a rejected suitor
- 被拒绝的求婚者
- The rejected suitor quietly left the ball.被拒绝的求婚者悄悄地离开了舞会。
- a wealthy suitor
- 富有的求婚者
- A wealthy suitor offered her a life of luxury.一位富有的求婚者向她提供了奢华的生活。
- a potential suitor
- 潜在的求婚者
- Her father eyed every young man as a potential suitor.她的父亲把每个年轻人都看作潜在的求婚者。
- a suitor for her hand
Learner notes
Memory Tip
穿西装(suit)去求婚的-or，就是求婚者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式文章 suitor 通常用于文学作品或正式文章中，比较书面化，日常口语较少见；非正式场合更常用 boyfriend 或 admirer。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 suitor 押韵的词有 tutor、scooter、shooter、recruiter，它们的结尾都是 /uːtə/。注意 traitor /ˈtreɪtə/ 和 doctor /ˈdɒktə/ 虽然拼写里也有 -tor，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.