a supplicant to sb
to 后接被恳求的对象，语气正式，强调谦卑求助。
He was a supplicant to the king.
他是向国王恳求的人。
恳求者；祈求者
supplicants — plural of supplicant
认证请求方；请求认证的客户端；谦卑地请求或祈求的人；试图认证到802.11网络的设备；哀求者; 恳求
a person who humbly asks or petitions for something
谦卑地请求或祈求的人
one who comes to humbly ask or petition
试图认证到802.11网络的设备
A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.
The poor supplicant knelt before the king and begged for mercy.
那位可怜的恳求者跪在国王面前，请求宽恕。
用法提示：名词supplicant指谦卑恳求的人。
Every year, many supplicants visit the shrine to ask for healing.
每年都有许多祈求者来到圣地祈求治愈。
用法提示：复数形式supplicants表示多位恳求者。
She stood at the door like a supplicant, waiting to be allowed inside.
她像个恳求者一样站在门口，等候获准进入。
用法提示：名词supplicant用于比喻谦卑请求者。
to 后接被恳求的对象，语气正式，强调谦卑求助。
He was a supplicant to the king.
他是向国王恳求的人。
for 后接所请求的事物，如 food、mercy、aid 等。
The villagers were supplicants for food after the flood.
洪水过后，村民们成了乞求食物的人。
as a supplicant 作状语，表示以恳求者的身份出现。
She entered the office as a supplicant, not as a client.
她以恳求者的身份走进办公室，而不是以客户的身份。
grammar · medium
易错句子He came to the king as supplicant.
正确表达He came to the king as a supplicant.
supplicant 是可数单数名词，作介词 as 的宾语时必须有不定冠词 a；加上 a 后，as a supplicant 表示“作为一名恳求者”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many supplicant waited outside the palace.
正确表达Many supplicants waited outside the palace.
supplicant 是可数名词，many 后必须用复数形式 supplicants；汉语名词不标复数，容易漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The supplicant begged to the king for mercy.
正确表达The supplicant begged the king for mercy.
beg 表示“向某人乞求”时，人作直接宾语，即 beg someone for something，不用介词 to；去掉 to 才符合这一搭配。
supplicant 是标准名词，指谦卑请求或祈求的人；suppliant 意思几乎相同，但更文学、古旧，且还常作形容词表示“哀求的”，现代日常英语里较少用。
applicant 指按程序正式申请职位、学位、签证等的人，强调手续与资格；supplicant 强调低声下气的恳求，不涉及正式申请流程。
petitioner 指向当局正式递交请愿书或提出法律申请的人，属法律、行政语域；supplicant 侧重谦卑祈求的态度，常用于宗教或文学语境。
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