plea

pronunciation

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  • n.
    恳求,请求
    (被告或被告律师的)抗辩,答辩
    借口,托辞
    请愿

Word Origin

plea 请求,恳求,申诉,抗辩,理由,借口

来自盎格鲁法语plai,恳求,请求,来自古法语plait,诉讼,决定,法令,来自拉丁语placitum,诉讼,法令,来自placere,抚慰,安抚,使平静,词源同please,placate.引申诸相关词义。

Example

1. Yet piechowski could not dismiss his friend 's plea .
然而佩特罗夫斯基无法拒绝朋友的请求。
2. That might sound like an irritatingly abstract or pious plea .
这可能听上去像是一个抽象或虔诚得让人恼火的请求。
3. He ends with a plea to protect endangered species and threatened ecosystems .
他以保护濒危物种和受威胁的生态系统的恳求结尾。
4. Mr breivik maintained his cockiness when asked to enter a plea .
当进入抗辩程序时,他继续保持着他一贯的趾高气扬。
5. Mr. anand said his client hasn 't decided what plea he will enter .
阿南德说,拉姆还没有决定将如何就指控进行答辩。

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