coercion

英 [kəʊˈɜːʃn]

美 [koʊˈɜːrʒn]

n.  强迫; 胁迫

复数：coercions　

GRETEM8法律

BNC.12174 / COCA.9770

牛津词典

noun

• 强迫；胁迫
  the action of making sb do sth that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force
  1. He claimed he had only acted under coercion.
     他声称他只是受了胁迫才采取了行动。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 强迫;胁迫;逼迫
  Coercionis the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
  1. It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
     选举中不应有强迫或恐吓行为，这一点至关重要。

英英释义

noun

• using force to cause something to occur
  1. though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
  2. they didn't have to use coercion
  Synonym:compulsion
• the act of compelling by force of authority

双语例句

• The solution to the problem lies in persuasion rather than coercion.
  解决这种问题要靠疏导，而不能靠压服。
• Coercion is a dirty word to most liberals now, but it need not forever be so.
  对大多数自由主义者来说，「强制」是脏话，但无需永远是这样的。
• Our method will be that of persuasion, not coercion.
  我们的做法是劝服，而不是强制。
• He paid the money under coercion.
  他被迫付了钱。
• Obtaining an obligee's business secrets by stealing, luring, coercion or any other illegitimate means;
  （一）以盗窃、利诱、胁迫或者其他不正当手段获取权利人的商业秘密的；
• It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
  选举中不应有强迫或恐吓行为，这一点至关重要。
• However, the diet is so good, I think coercion might be called for.
  然而这个饮食方式这么棒，我想可以提议强制推行一下。
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.
  既不诱供也不逼供。
• In some government agencies, such as the police and prisons, the role of coercion is obvious.
  在某些政府机构中，比如警察局和监狱，强制性是显而易见的。
• The superpowers got what they wanted by coercion.
  超级大国靠强迫手段得到了他们想要的东西。