suitor
英['suːtə]
美['sʊtɚ]
词态变化
复数: suitors;
中文词源
suitor 求婚者来自古动词词义 suit,跟随，求婚。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.
- 新法官是50岁的戴维·休特,他被视为右翼人士.
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.
- 该公司试图找到一家收购公司，但进展甚微。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.
- 我妈妈曾经有一个爱慕她的追求者。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor.
- 其他竞争收购方不大可能开出比这家银行更高的价码。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 'Is sought by any other suitor?'
- “ 有别的人求婚? ”
来自英汉文学 - 双城记