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

• Others object to the "coercion" in GPL's insistence that modified versions are also free.
  还有人反对GPL坚持修改版必须自由的强迫性。
• Government, which represents coercion, will then only need to maintain law and order and prevent foreign invasion.
  代表强制的政府就只不过需要维持社会治安及防止外来侵略而已。
• She said that she had signed the contract under coercion.
  她说她曾被迫签订了合同。
• 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。
• We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.
  我们宁愿你工作出于自愿，而不是被迫。
• 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。
• They reinforce the notion that the child is incapable of good behavior without coercion.
  他们也让人觉得没有强制的话孩子们是不能养成好的行为习惯的。
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.
  既不诱供也不逼供。
• The key feature of this cycle is not coercion but a better product.
  这一循环的关键特征不是强制用户使用，而是向用户提供更优秀的产品。
• He paid the money under coercion.
  他被迫付了钱。