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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She said that she had signed the contract under coercion.
  她说她曾被迫签订了合同。
• 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。
• Psychology is the obvious choice, as psychology can explain why marketing and coercion work.
  心理学仍然是我们的不二之选，它可以解释市场运作和高压政治的工作原理。
• Is external intervention into civil wars best thought of as a deterrence problem or a coercion problem?
  对内战的外部干预最好被看作是威慑问题还是高压政治问题？
• Our method will be that of persuasion, not coercion.
  我们的做法是劝服，而不是强制。