impose
英[ɪm'pəʊz]
美[ɪm'poz]
- vi. 利用；欺骗；施加影响
- vt. 强加；征税；以…欺骗
词态变化
第三人称单数: imposes;过去式: imposed;过去分词: imposed;现在分词: imposing;
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》