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？
• 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 had no means of coercion.
  他手里没有强制的手段。
• 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。
• 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。
• An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates.
  在我看来，强迫的专制制度很快就会腐朽衰退。
• 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 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。
• Our method will be that of persuasion, not coercion.
  我们的做法是劝服，而不是强制。