"petitions" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 請願書
• 申請書 (官方)

Definition

向權威部門遞交的正式書面請求，通常有很多人簽名，請求改變或採取行動。也可指提交法庭的法律文件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或法律場合，如「簽署請願書」、「遞交申請書」等。複數用於描述多個請求或活動。不要與「申請」（application）混淆，後者是為獲取某物而用。

Examples

People signed several petitions to change the law.

人們簽署了幾份**請願書**來改變法律。

The court received many petitions last year.

去年法院收到了許多**申請書**。

We started two new petitions this month.

我們這個月發起了兩個新的**請願書**。

Online petitions have made it easier for people to support causes from home.

線上**請願書**讓人們在家就能支持各種活動。

She spends her weekends collecting signatures for environmental petitions.

她週末收集簽名支持環保**請願書**。

Though their petitions were ignored at first, they kept trying until they got results.

他們的**請願書**一開始被忽視了，但他們一直堅持直到取得結果。