a supplicant + noun
supplicant 作形容词时通常放在名词前，用来描写带有恳求意味的神情、姿态或语气。
She gave him a supplicant look and asked for one more chance.
她向他投去恳求的目光，请求再给一次机会。
乞求,恳求,祈求
乞求,恳求,祈求
begging, pleading, supplicating
The supplicant child held out his empty bowl and asked for more food.
那个恳求的孩子捧出空碗，想要更多的食物。
用法提示：supplicant 修饰 child，作形容词，表示恳求的。
She gave him a supplicant look, hoping he would change his mind.
她向他投去哀求的目光，希望他改变主意。
用法提示：supplicant 修饰 look，作形容词，表示哀求的。
In the old painting, the supplicant villagers kneel before the king.
在这幅古老的画中，恳求的村民们跪在国王面前。
用法提示：supplicant 修饰 villagers，作形容词，表示恳求的。
supplicant 作形容词时通常放在名词前，用来描写带有恳求意味的神情、姿态或语气。
She gave him a supplicant look and asked for one more chance.
她向他投去恳求的目光，请求再给一次机会。
用于 with 短语中，说明动作伴随的恳求姿态，多见于书面描写。
He stepped forward with a supplicant gesture, hands pressed together.
他双手合十，带着恳求的姿态走上前去。
grammar · medium
易错句子She looked at him supplicant and asked for help.
正确表达She looked at him with a supplicant look and asked for help.
汉语形容词可以直接作状语（如“恳求地看着他”），但英语形容词不能修饰动词；这里应改用介词短语 with a supplicant look，让 supplicant 修饰名词 look。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a supplicant to the king for mercy.
正确表达He made a supplicant plea to the king for mercy.
supplicant 是形容词，不能直接作名词充当 made 的宾语；需补出被它修饰的名词 plea，构成名词短语 a supplicant plea。
applicant 只指求职、报考或提出申请的人，与“恳求”无关，常与 for 连用（applicant for...）；supplicant 强调低声下气地乞求，作形容词时意为“恳求的”。两词拼写相近，注意 sup- 与 ap- 的区别。
sycophant 指为私利而奉承权贵的人，带贬义；supplicant 只是恳求者，并无谄媚之意。两词读音和拼写相近，注意词尾是 -cophant 还是 -plicant。
supplicate 是动词，作谓语时须随主语变位（supplicates、supplicated）；supplicant 是形容词或名词，不能单独作谓语。表示“恳求”这个动作时用动词，修饰名词或指人时用 supplicant。
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