plea

汉语翻译

n. 恳求, 辩解, 抗辩, 诉讼, 请愿, 托词
【法】 抗辩, 申诉案件, 答辩

英语解释：

名词 plea:

1. a humble request for help from someone in authority
   同义词：supplication
2. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
3. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

例句：

1. An earnest request or petition; a plea.
   迫切要求或恳求; 请求
2. He did not attend the dinner; his plea was that he was too busy to come.
   他没有参加那次宴会，借口是他太忙不能来。
3. She made an impassioned plea for justice.
   她激昂地抗辩，恳求获得公正。
4. The accused entered a plea of "not guilty".
   被告作了“无罪”的抗辩。

详细解释：

plea

n.（名词）
An earnest request; an appeal:
恳求：热切的请求；呼吁：
例句：
spoke out in a plea for greater tolerance.
喊出来恳求更大的宽容

An excuse; a pretext:
借口；托辞：
例句：
.necessity,/The Tyrant`s plea.(John Milton)
.需要，暴君的借口.(约翰·米尔顿)

Law
【法律】
An allegation offered in pleading a case.
请愿：为案件辩护时提出的辩解
A defendant`s answer to the declaration made by the plaintiff in a civil action.
申诉：民事诉讼中被告对原告所做的陈述状的回答
The answer of the accused to a criminal charge or indictment:
抗辩：被告对刑事指控或起诉的回答：
例句：
entered a plea of not guilty.
提出无罪的答辩

A special answer depending on or demonstrating one or more reasons why a suit should be delayed, dismissed, or barred in equity law.
答辩：依据或表明公正的法律案件应被推迟、驳回或阻止的一个或多个原因的特定的回答
An action or a suit.
诉讼或诉讼案

来源：
Middle English plai [lawsuit]
中古英语 plai [诉讼]
from Old French plai, plaid
源自 古法语 plai, plaid
from Late Latin placitum [decree]
源自 后期拉丁语 placitum [法令]
from Latin [from neuter past participle of] placôre [to please] * see pl3k-
源自 拉丁语 [] 源自placôre的中性过去分词 [使满意] *参见 pl3k-