late 15c., "management," from Middle French solicitation and directly from Latin solicitationem (nominative solicitatio) "vexation, disturbance, instigation," noun of action from past participle stem of solicitare (see solicit). Meaning "action of soliciting" is from 1520s. Specific sexual sense is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. Republican leaders are making open solicitation of the Italian-American vote.
共和黨領(lǐng)袖公開向意大利裔美國(guó)人拉選票。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Make the first solicitation of the three scheduled this quarter.
進(jìn)行三位名單上預(yù)期捐助人作本季第一次邀請(qǐng)捐獻(xiàn).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Section IV is about the proxy solicitation system and corporate governance.