petition
- IPA[pəˈtɪʃn]
美式
英式
- 請願書;祈求
- 請求
過去式:petitioned 過去分詞:petitioned 現在分詞:petitioning
名詞複數:petitions
- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 請願書 to get up a petition (for/against sth.) 組織請願(要求/反對某事物) to present a petition (to sb.) (向某人)遞交請願書
- 2. 祈求
- 3. 訴狀 to file a petition for sth. 提出申訴要求某事
及物動詞
- 1. 請求 to petition (sb.) for sth. 請求(某人)做某事 they petitioned Parliament for a change in the law 他們向議會請願,要求修改法律
同義詞
1. a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause
2. an appeal or request to a deity or a superior