imposition
英 [?mp?'z??(?)n]
美 [,?mp?'z???n]
- n. 征收；強加；欺騙；不公平的負(fù)擔(dān)
助記提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + posit- + -ion.
2. 字面含義：put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => the levying of taxes, a tax, duty.
4. => the act of putting (something) on (something else).
5. 或者說：以次充好，以假亂真，以假代真。=> 欺騙、欺詐。
6. put false on true, put false replace true.
中文詞源
imposition 頒布，實施來自impose,推行，強加。引申詞義頒布，實施。
英文詞源
- imposition (n.)
- late 14c., "the levying of taxes, a tax, duty, tribute," from Old French imposicion "tax, duty; a fixing" (early 14c.), from Latin impositionem (nominative impositio) "a laying on," from imponere "to place upon," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Sense of "the act of putting (something) on (something else)" is from 1590s. Meaning "an act or instance of imposing" (on someone) first recorded 1630s (see impose).
雙語例句
- 1. I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out.
- 我知道這是強人所難。但是請聽我說完。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the imposition of martial law
- 戒嚴(yán)令的實施
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. She felt the journey to be an unwelcome imposition on her time.
- 她覺得行程占用了她的時間,心中頗為不快.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Several reasons were put forward to justify the imposition of censorship.
- 舉出了幾條理由來證明實行審查是不合理的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.
- 讓駕駛員深感不滿的是駕駛執(zhí)照收費的提高。
來自柯林斯例句