| 釋義 |
petition /pi'tijn; ps'ti/sn/ n [C] 1 prayer; earnest request; appeal (esp a written document signed by a large number of people). 祈禮; 懇求; 請愿; (尤指多人簽名的) 請愿書; 陳情書。 2 formal application made to a court of law. (向法庭呈出的) 訴狀。 vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 17, 11, 14] ~ sb (for sth/to do sth/that...), make a ~ to, eg the authorities: 向 (當局等) 請呆： ~ Parliament to redress grievances. 向國會請求解除疾苦。 2 [VP3A] ~ tor. ask earnestly or humbly: 祈求; 懇求; 請求： ~ for a retrial. 藕求再審。 ~er n one who ~s, esp the plaintiff in a divorce suit. 請求人; 請愿人; 原吿 (尤指離婚訴訟的原吿) 。 |