supplicate
supplicate[ˈsʌplɪkeɪt]verb- [no obj.]ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
恳求,哀求,祈求
[with infinitive]the plutocracy supplicated to be made peers.
富豪们恳求被封为贵族。
派生supplicant( & ) adjective& nounsupplicationnounsupplicatoryadjective语源- late Middle English: from Latin supplicat- 'implored', from the verb supplicare, from sub- 'from below' + placere 'propitiate'
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