prayer

Compared meaning: an urgent request or wish (noun).

比较义项：迫切的请求或愿望（n.）。

• prayer 本词

  Prayer is typically a request or wish addressed to God or a higher power, or a fervent personal hope; it has a religious or spiritual tone and is rarely aimed at another person or the public.

  prayer 通常是向上帝或更高力量发出的请求或愿望，或是个人殷切的愿望，带有宗教或精神色彩，很少是对某个人或公众发出的。

  He said a prayer for his grandmother's recovery every night before bed.

  他每晚睡前都会为祖母的康复念一句祷词。

• appeal

  Appeal is a public or formal request for help, support, money, or action, usually directed at an audience or authority, often made through speeches, charities, or media, and typically paired with the prepositions 'for' or 'to'.

  appeal 通常是向公众或权威机构发出的正式请求，用来寻求帮助、支持、资金或行动，常通过演讲、慈善机构或媒体发出，并常搭配介词构成appeal for（呼吁给予）或appeal to（向……呼吁）等短语。

  The mayor made a public appeal for calm after the storm.

  市长在风暴过后向公众发出呼吁，请求大家保持冷静。

Both mean an urgent request or wish. Prayer is a request to God, or a strong hope, with a religious feeling. Appeal is a public request for help, aimed at an audience. Appeal can mean 'attractive quality' or 'a legal appeal'; not compared here.

这两个词在“迫切的请求”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和使用场合不同：prayer 多指向上天或内心发出的祈求或愿望，带有宗教或精神色彩；appeal 多指向公众或特定对象发出的正式呼吁，常见于呼救、募捐或呼吁行动的场合。这里不比较 appeal 表示“吸引力”或“上诉”时的意思。