plead

plead, appeal, beg, petition, entreat, pray

动词 plead:

1. appeal or request earnestly
2. offer as an excuse or plea
3. enter a plea, as in courts of law
4. make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

1. Pleading ignorance of the law won't help you if you are caught.
   假若因犯法被抓住，藉口不知是犯法亦无济於事。
2. She pleaded that she felt very tired.
   她推说她觉得很疲劳。
3. He pleaded with his mother to allow him to go to the circus.
   他请求他母亲答应他去看马戏。
4. The girl charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.
   据说那个被指控谋杀的女孩是疯子，不能为自己申辩。

plead

v.（动词）
plead.ed 或 pled [plμd] plead.ing,pleads
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To appeal earnestly; beg:
恳求：诚恳地请求；乞求：
例句：
plead for more time.
恳求更多的时间

To offer reasons for or against something; argue earnestly:
辩论，反驳：提出理由以支持或反对某事；认真地争辩：
例句：
plead against a bill.
反驳议案

To provide an argument or appeal:
辩护：提出理由或呼吁：
例句：
Your youth and simplicity plead for you in this instance.
在这种情况下你的年轻和单纯成为有力的辩护

Law
【法律】
To put forward a plea of a specific nature in court:
答辩，申辩：在法庭中提出特定的答辩：
例句：
plead guilty.
承认罪行

To make or answer an allegation in a legal proceeding.
抗辩，答辩：在法律程序中作出或进行辩解
To address a court as a lawyer or an advocate.
辩护：作为一名律师或辩护者在法庭上发言
v.tr.（及物动词）
To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea:
以…为辩解，以…为理由：作为辩护、答辩或理由提出；作为答辩声明：
例句：
plead illness.
以生病作为理由

Law
【法律】
To present as an answer to a charge, an indictment, or a declaration made against one.
以…为答辩：作为对某人做出的指控、起诉或宣判的答辩提出
To argue or present (a case) in a court or similar tribunal.
为…辩护：在法庭或类似的法庭中辩论或控告（案件）

来源：
Middle English pleden, plaiden
中古英语 pleden, plaiden
from Old French plaidier
源自 古法语 plaidier
from Medieval Latin placit3re [to appeal to the law]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 placit3re [诉诸于法律]
from Late Latin placitum [decree, opinion] * see plea
源自 后期拉丁语 placitum [法令，观点] *参见 plea

【引伸】
plead.able
adj.（形容词）
plead.er
n.（名词）
plead.ingly
adv.（副词）
In strict legal usage,one is said toplead guilty or plead not guilty but not to plead innocent. In nonlegal contexts, however,plead innocent is well established.
在严格的法律用语中，可以说一个人 plead guilty 或 plead not guilty， 但不能用 plead innocent。 然而在非法律文章中 plead innocent 却得到广泛确认