precatory
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/|/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tɹi/
美 /ˈpɹɛ.kəˌtɔ.ɹi/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Expressing a wish.
— December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard.
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Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
— precatory words in a will
词汇关系
词源
From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari (“to pray”).
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