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

• 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？
• But what if there is no need for this physical coercion?
  但如果没有必要有这种强制力又如何呢？
• 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。
• I think itwas just coercion, so I was a little disappointed.
  我想这只是强迫，所以这让我有些失望。
• Coercion of testimony and withholding of evidence.
  胁迫证人和扣留证据。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。