petition
petition
noun
petitionary
adjective
petitioner
noun
语源
noun
- a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause
请愿书
she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields.
她被要求在请愿书上签名，反对在当地运动场上修建房屋的计划。
■an appeal or request, especially a solemn or humble one to a deity or a superior
请愿；申请；正式的请求；祈求
■(Law)an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc
(律)申请书，诉状
a divorce petition.
离婚申请。
- [with obj.]make or present a formal request to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause
向…请愿
the organization is petitioning the EC for a moratorium on the patenting of life.
该组织正在向欧洲共同体请愿，要求暂时禁止申请生命体专利。
[with obj. and infinitive]the islanders petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda.
圣基尔达岛岛民请求政府帮助他们撤离该岛。
■make a solemn or humble appeal to (a figure of authority)
正式请求；祈求
a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand in marriage.
一位高地酋长祈求她父亲准许她和他成婚。
■(Law)make a formal application to (a court) for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc
(律)要求，正式请求
the custodial parent petitioned the court for payment of the arrears.
监护一方向法院请求支付欠款。
[no obj.]the Act allowed couples to petition for divorce after one year of marriage.
这项法案允许夫妇结婚一年后申请离婚。
petitionary
adjective
petitioner
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Latin petitio(n-), from petit- 'aimed at, sought, laid claim to', from the verb petere
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