英语单词

impose是什么意思

impose

英 [ɪm'pəʊz] 美 [ɪm'poz]
  • vi. 利用;欺骗;施加影响
  • vt. 强加;征税;以…欺骗

助记提示


1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含义: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. 强加在什么什么之上,强放在什么什么之上。
6. put something bad like deception on sb.

中文词源


impose 推行,强加

im-,进入,使,-pos,放置,词源同position,compose.即放置,施压,引申词义推行,强加。

英文词源


impose (v.)
late 14c., "to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of," from Old French imposer "put, place; impute, charge, accuse" (c. 1300), from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Sense of "to lay on as a burden" first recorded 1580s. Related: Imposed; imposing.

双语例句


1. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
我不想打扰自己已婚的朋友。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The law should impose penalties on companies that use energy wastefully.
法律应当严惩浪费能源的公司。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
众议院投票表决将核试验暂停一年。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
法院有权因某些罪行判处罪犯死刑。

来自《权威词典》

5. to impose a penalty
予以惩罚

来自《权威词典》

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