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This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer the following question from a listener.
在本周的《问老师》节目中，我们来回答一位听众的以下问题。
Dear teacher,
Could you please say more about the meaning of “appeal?”
Thank you.
亲爱的老师：
您能再多讲讲“appeal”的意思吗？
谢谢。
Like many words in English, “appeal” has more than one meaning.
和英语中的许多单词一样，“appeal”也有不止一个含义。
It can also be more than one part of speech.
它也可以不止是一种词性。
A part of speech means the grammatical function a word has, such as a noun, verb, adverb or adjective.
词性指的是单词在语法上的功能，比如名词、动词、副词或形容词。
Let’s look at the many ways we can use the word “appeal.”
As a verb, “appeal” means to make a request, often in official situations or involving important things.
让我们来看看“appeal”这个词的多种用法。
作为动词，“appeal”意为提出请求，通常用于正式场合或涉及重要事情的情况。
Generally, we do not use “appeal” for normal, everyday requests.
一般来说，我们不会用“appeal”来表示日常的普通请求。
For example, we would not say:
I appeal for you to get some milk at the store.
例如，我们不会说：
我呼吁你去商店买些牛奶。
But we would say something like:
The earthquake victims appealed to the government for more aid.
但我们会这样说：
地震受害者呼吁政府提供更多援助。
Appealing
We can change the meaning of “appeal” by making it an adjective.
吸引人的
我们可以通过将“appeal”变为形容词来改变它的意思。
One way to do this is to use the -ing ending.
一种方法是使用-ing结尾。
This forms the word “appealing,” which describes something that has a pleasing quality.
这构成了单词“appealing”，用来描述某物具有令人愉悦的特质。
Consider the following examples:
That job is really appealing to me.
考虑以下例子：
那份工作对我来说真的很有吸引力。
Her dress looks really appealing.
她的裙子看起来真吸引人。
The nice weather makes that city so appealing.
宜人的天气让那座城市如此迷人。
That argument is appealing to many voters.
那个论点对许多选民具有吸引力。
As shown in these examples, we can use the adjective “appealing” to describe many different things.
正如这些例子所示，我们可以用形容词“appealing”来描述许多不同的事物。
The word “appeal” can also be used as a noun.
“appeal”这个词也可以用作名词。
One meaning as a noun describes a formal or urgent request, as shown in the following examples:
Their appeal for help was not answered.
作为名词时，一种含义表示正式或紧急的请求，如下例所示：
他们的求助请求没有得到回应。
The employees made an appeal to reduce the number of hours of work.
员工们呼吁减少工作时间。
The second example above shows that we often use the verb “make” before the noun “appeal.”
The word “appeal” can also be used as a noun to describe a quality that creates interest, sympathy, or attraction.
上面的第二个例子表明，我们经常在名词“appeal”前使用动词“make”。
“appeal”一词也可以用作名词，描述一种能引起兴趣、同情或吸引力的特质。
Here are some examples of that usage:
The museum’s design has a lot of appeal.
以下是一些该用法的例子：
这座博物馆的设计很有吸引力。
The appeal of that music is its simplicity.
那音乐的魅力在于它的简单。
Using “appeal” in the law
“Appeal” is also often used in legal matters – both as a noun or a verb.
在法律中使用“appeal”
“appeal”在法律事务中也很常用——既可作名词，也可作动词。
As a noun, it means a formal request to a court to review a decision by another court.
作为名词，它指的是向法院提出的正式请求，要求复审另一法院的裁决。
If one court accepts the other’s request, we can say the court “granted” the appeal.
如果一方法院接受了另一方的请求，我们可以说该法院“准许”了上诉。
If the court rejects the appeal, we can say the court “denied” it.
如果法院驳回了上诉，我们可以说法院“denied”了它。
The following example shows “appeal” being used as a verb in legal English:
The defense team will likely appeal the decision.
以下示例展示了“appeal”在法律英语中作为动词的用法：
辩护团队很可能会对该判决提出上诉。
An adjective form of “appeal” is also used in the legal system.
“appeal”的形容词形式在法律体系中也有使用。
The adjective “appellate” describes a kind of court that deals with cases that have been appealed.
形容词“appellate”描述的是处理已上诉案件的一种法院。
For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English?
对于我们的读者和听众，你们对美国英语有什么疑问吗？
Was this lesson appealing to you?
这节课对你有吸引力吗？
We want to hear your thoughts!
我们想听听你的想法！
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请发送电子邮件至learningenglish@voanews.com。
And please let us know where you are from, too.
也请告诉我们你来自哪里。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是“问老师”栏目的全部内容。
I’m Andrew Smith.
我是安德鲁·史密斯。
Andrew Smith wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
安德鲁·史密斯为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这节课。
