suitor
英['su?t?]
美['s?t?]
- n. 求婚者；請愿者；[法] 起訴人
詞態變化
復數:?suitors;
中文詞源
suitor 求婚者
來自古動詞詞義 suit,跟隨，求婚。
英文詞源
- suitor (n.)
- c. 1300, "a frequenter;" late 14c., "follower, disciple," from Anglo-French seutor, suitor or directly from Late Latin secutor "follower, pursuer," from sect- past participle stem of sequi "to follow" (see suit (n.)). Meaning "plaintiff in a lawsuit" is from mid-15c. Meaning "one who seeks (a woman) in marriage" is from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.
- 新法官是50歲的戴維·休特,他被視為右翼人士.
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.
- 該公司試圖找到一家收購公司，但進展甚微。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.
- 我媽媽曾經有一個愛慕她的追求者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor.
- 其他競爭收購方不大可能開出比這家銀行更高的價碼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. 'Is sought by any other suitor?'
- “ 有別的人求婚? ”
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記