suitor

suitor

英 ['suːtə]
　　美 ['sʊtɚ]

n. 求婚者；請願者；[法] 起訴人

中文詞源：

suitor 求婚者

來自古動詞詞義 suit,跟隨，求婚。

例句：

1. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.
新法官是50歲的戴維·休特,他被視為右翼人士.

2. The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.
該公司試圖找到一傢收購公司，但進展甚微。

3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.
我媽媽曾經有一個愛慕她的追求者。

4. Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor.
其他競爭收購方不大可能開出比這傢銀行更高的價碼。

5. 'Is sought by any other suitor?'
“ 有別的人求婚? ”