entreaty
noun /ɪnˈtriːti/
/ɪnˈtriːti/
[countable, uncountable] (plural entreaties)
(formal)- a serious and often emotional request
恳求;乞求 - Despite her entreaties, he left.
尽管她一再恳求,他还是离开了。 - She held up her arms in entreaty.
她举起双臂恳求。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘treatment, management’; formerly also as intreaty): from entreat, on the pattern of treaty. - Despite her entreaties, he left.