adj.懇求的；祈愿的

A letter to Iran's Supreme Leader is a productive gesture only if it gets a response;if it doesn't, it seems weak and supplicatory. 寫給伊朗最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的信只有在得到回復(fù)的情況下才算是卓有成效的表態(tài)，否則將是膽小懦弱、搖尾乞憐的表現(xiàn)。

He lifted up his hands and uttered a supplicatory croak; 他抬起雙手，發(fā)出哀求的哇哇聲；