He supplicated the king for clemency.是什么意思？

He supplicated the king for clemency.

他恳求国王开恩.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

supplicated

v. 祈求，哀求，恳求( supplicate的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
She supplicated the judge for protection.
她恳求法官保护.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

king

n. 国王，（纸牌中的）老K,（国际象棋的）王，…之王；vt. 立…为王；adj. 巨型的；

例句
The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
法国末代国王是1848年逊位的路易·菲力普。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

clemency

n. 宽容，仁慈，（尤指气候等）温

例句
Seventeen prisoners held on death row are to be executed after their pleas for clemency were turned down.
17名死刑犯申请宽大处理遭到驳回后即将被处决。