plea — an urgent emotional request or appeal
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an urgent emotional request or appeal
Pronunciation (IPA): /pliː/
Korean meaning: 간청, 애원
Korean pronunciation: **플리**
Example Sentences
- His plea for a pizza at 3 AM fell on deaf ears - even delivery apps had given up on him.
- The CEO's plea to employees to 'work as a family' was met with requests for family-sized salaries.
- The charity's plea for donations helped raise funds for the homeless shelter.
plea
NOUN//pliː//
an urgent emotional request or appeal
A mother makes a desperate plea to the doctor for her child's life
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A heartfelt plea for the key to be free!
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Origin
중세 프랑스어 'plait'에서 유래했으며, 원래는 '기쁘게 하다, 만족시키다'라는 뜻의 라틴어 'placere'에서 나왔습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '부탁하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.
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“His plea for a pizza at 3 AM fell on deaf ears - even delivery apps had given up on him.”
“The CEO's plea to employees to 'work as a family' was met with requests for family-sized salaries.”
“The charity's plea for donations helped raise funds for the homeless shelter.”
“She made a heartfelt plea to the judge for leniency.”
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