suitor

• n. 求婚者；請願者；[法] 起訴人

來自古動詞詞義 suit,跟隨，求婚。

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.

1. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.

新法官是50歲的戴維·休特,他被視為右翼人士.

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2. The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.

該公司試圖找到一家收購公司，但進展甚微。

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3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.

我媽媽曾經有一個愛慕她的追求者。

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4. Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor.

其他競爭收購方不大可能開出比這家銀行更高的價碼。

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5. 'Is sought by any other suitor?'

“ 有別的人求婚? ”

來自英漢文學 - 雙城記