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

• Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion.
  我们的身份没有肉体，因此，不像你们，我们不能通过物理的强迫获得秩序。
• Though few of us are this radically controlling, we often use myriad forms of manipulation and coercion.
  当然，有这种极端控制欲的人是占少数。可是，我们经常采取操纵和胁迫的形式不胜枚举。
• 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。
• 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。
• Coercion of testimony and withholding of evidence.
  胁迫证人和扣留证据。
• She said that she had signed the contract under coercion.
  她说她曾被迫签订了合同。
• 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。
• 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？
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.
  既不诱供也不逼供。