precatory
英 ['prekət(ə)rɪ]
美['prɛkə,tori]
- adj. 委托的；恳求的
英英释义
- 1. expressing entreaty or supplication;
- "precatory overtures"
中文词源
precatory 委托的，恳求的
来自拉丁语precari,乞求，要求，恳求，来自PIE*prek,要求，恳求，词源同deprecate,pray.
双语例句
- 1. Price prep above 15 yuan of risks are big. Precatory price is unfavorable and exorbitant.
- 价格高于15元风险就大了. 委托的价格不宜过高.
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英文词源
- precatory (adj.)
- 1630s, from Late Latin precatorius "pertaining to petitioning," from precatorem "one who prays," agent noun from precari "to pray" (see pray).