appellantKK [əˋpɛlɪnt] /əˈpɛlɪnt/發音ap- 朝向+pell 推、驅+-ant …的人→向（上級）推動請求的人展開收合ap-字首朝向pell字根推、驅-ant字尾…的人字面：向（上級）推動請求的人把案件推向上級法院請求重審的人，即上訴人。名詞1上訴人、上訴方法律The appellant argued that the trial judge had misapplied the law.上訴人主張原審法官錯誤適用法律。形容詞1上訴的、提出上訴的法律The appellant party filed its brief two weeks before the hearing.上訴一方在聽證前兩週提交了書面意見。