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plea

[pli:]

n.懇求, 申訴, 抗辯, 藉口

例句與用法：

An earnest request or petition; a plea.

迫切要求或懇求; 請求

He did not attend the dinner; his plea was that he was too busy to come.

他沒有參加那次宴會，藉口是他太忙不能來。

She made an impassioned plea for justice.

她激昂地抗辯，懇求獲得公正。

The accused entered a plea of "not guilty".

被告作了「無罪」的抗辯。

英文解釋:

名詞 plea:

a humble request for help from someone in authority

同義詞：supplication

(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

以上來源於大辭典