exaction

🇺🇸 /ɪɡˈzækʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪɡˈzækʃn/
词频
难度
标签 RARE
noun
R

the act of forcing someone to give something

The government's exaction of taxes is necessary for funding public services.

政府征税对于资助公共服务是必要的。

R

the act of causing harm or suffering to someone

The villagers suffered under the exaction of the tyrannical ruler.

村民在暴君统治者的剥削下遭受苦难。

translation

n. 勒索, 迫害

词形变化

Plural exactions