• n. 求婚者；请愿者；[法] 起诉人

来自古动词词义 suit,跟随，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岁的戴维·休特,他被视为右翼人士.

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

该公司试图找到一家收购公司，但进展甚微。

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3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.

我妈妈曾经有一个爱慕她的追求者。

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

其他竞争收购方不大可能开出比这家银行更高的价码。

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5. 'Is sought by any other suitor?'

“ 有别的人求婚? ”

来自英汉文学 - 双城记