precatory

形容词 adj.
/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/|/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tɹi/    /ˈpɹɛ.kəˌtɔ.ɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. 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.
  2. Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
    — precatory words in a will

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more precatory comparative most precatory superlative

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From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari (“to pray”).
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