impose
英[?m'p??z]
美[?m'poz]
- vi. 利用；欺騙；施加影響
- vt. 強加；征稅；以…欺騙
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?imposes;過去式:?imposed;過去分詞:?imposed;現在分詞:?imposing;
助記提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + pos- + -e.
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. 強加在什么什么之上，強放在什么什么之上。
6. put something bad like deception on sb.
中文詞源
impose 推行，強加
im-,進入，使，-pos,放置，詞源同position,compose.即放置，施壓，引申詞義推行，強加。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
- 我不想打擾自己已婚的朋友。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The law should impose penalties on companies that use energy wastefully.
- 法律應當嚴懲浪費能源的公司。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
- 眾議院投票表決將核試驗暫停一年。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
- 法院有權因某些罪行判處罪犯死刑。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. to impose a penalty
- 予以懲罰
來自《權威詞典》