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.
雙語例句
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.
來自柯林斯例句
2. The company was making little progress in trying to find a suitor.
該公司試圖找到一家收購公司，但進展甚微。
來自柯林斯例句
3. My mother had a suitor who adored her.
我媽媽曾經有一個愛慕她的追求者。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Whatever is offered by the bank is unlikely to be improved on by any rival suitor.