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make supplication (to sb) (for sth)
常用于正式或宗教语境。
They made supplication to the king for mercy.
他们向国王恳求宽恕。
祈祷；祈愿
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
祈祷；祈愿
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
They made supplication to the king for mercy.
他们向国王恳求宽恕。
恳求的行为；谦卑的请求
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
在宗教仪式中请求神的帮助的祷告
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
向神祈祷或恳求
A prayer or entreaty to a god.
向权威人士请求帮助的谦卑请求
a humble request for help from someone in authority
With a heartfelt supplication, she begged the judge for mercy.
她怀着恳切的心情哀求法官宽恕。
His daily supplication included a prayer for world peace.
他每天的祈愿包括为世界和平祈祷。
The villagers offered their supplications to the gods for rain.
村民们向众神祈愿求雨。
常用于正式或宗教语境。
They made supplication to the king for mercy.
他们向国王恳求宽恕。
描述伴随恳求的动作。
He raised his hands in supplication.
他举起双手恳求。
后接to表示对象，for表示目的。
Her supplication to the gods for rain was heard.
她对众神求雨的祈愿被听到了。
Not this
He supplicationed to the king.
Use this
He made a supplication to the king.
中文学习者可能将名词'supplication'误用作动词。英语中'supplication'是名词，需要搭配动词'make'等使用。
Not this
He offered many supplication.
Use this
He offered many supplications.
中文学习者容易忽略可数名词'supplication'的复数形式。英语中可数名词需要根据数量变复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
恳求；哀求
He made a supplication to the king.
他向国王恳求。
向上帝的祈求
Her supplication to God was heard.
她对上帝的祈求得到了回应。
恳求的祷告
The priest led a prayer of supplication.
牧师带领大家做了恳求的祷告。
谦卑的恳求
His humble supplication moved the judge.
他谦卑的恳求打动了法官。
求饶；恳求宽恕
The prisoner's supplication for mercy was ignored.
囚犯求饶被无视了。
恳求地；以恳求的姿态
She held out her hands in supplication.
她伸出双手恳求。
应当一无挂虑，只要凡事借着祷告、祈求和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。
Context: Philippians 4:6 (King James Version) — a well-known New Testament verse encouraging believers to bring all worries to God through prayer and supplication.
出处：新约《腓立比书》4:6（英王钦定本），是一节常被引用的经文，劝勉人借着祷告和祈求将一切忧虑交给神。
Use supplication naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：supplication 开头像 supple（柔软），想象放软身段、弯腰哀求的画面，-ation 表动作。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious services、formal petitions to authority、literary or formal writing supplication 是相当正式的词，通常指谦卑的恳求或祷告，多用于宗教仪式、对权威的郑重请求或文学描写中；日常口语里较少用，更常说 prayer 或 request。
These words all share the ending -ication, pronounced /keɪʃən/ with primary stress on the same syllable as in supplication. Beware of suppliant /ˈsʌpliənt/ and supplicant /ˈsʌplɪkənt/: they look similar but have initial stress and a final /ənt/ sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.