late 14c., from Latin obsecrationem (nominative obsecratio) "a beseeching, imploring, supplication, entreaty," noun of action from past participle stem of obsecrare "to beseech, entreat" (on religious grounds), from ob- (see ob-) + sacrare "to make or declare sacred" (see sacred).
双语例句
1. Spermatozoa are seen in approximately 1 % of prostate biopsies ( unpublished personal obsecration ).
