plea

pli:

六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

n. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
n. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

n. 恳求, 辩解, 抗辩, 诉讼, 请愿, 托词
[法] 抗辩, 申诉案件, 答辩

Collins 星级

4,363

BNC 频率

4,894

使用频率

plea 源自拉丁语 placare，意思是“取悦、安抚”。可以联想到与请求或恳求相关的内容。

例句

1. The lawyer made a strong plea for his client's innocence.

律师为他的客户无罪做了有力的辩护。

2. She made a heartfelt plea for help during the meeting.

她在会议中发出了真诚的求助请求。

3. The charity's plea for donations was successful and raised a lot of money.

这个慈善机构的募捐请求成功了，筹集了很多钱。