suitor

['sju:tə]

n.求婚者, 原告, 请愿者

例句与用法：

A Victorian suitor would be expected to satisfy a girl's father that he could support her in the manner to which she was accustomed.

维多利亚时期总是希望求婚者向女方的父亲保证他能供养其女，让她过上和她以往一样的舒适讲究的生活。

She refused her suitor.

她拒绝了求婚者。

词形变化：

副词: suitably | 名词: suitability |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 【旧】求婚者

She has many suitors.

她有许多求婚者。

2. 【律】起诉人

3. 请愿者, 请求者