exaction

🇺🇸 /ɪɡˈzækʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪɡˈzækʃn/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

the act of forcing someone to give something

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

政府徵稅對於資助公共服務是必要的。

R

the act of causing harm or suffering to someone

The villagers suffered under the exaction of the tyrannical ruler.

村民在暴君統治者的剝削下遭受苦難。

translation

n. 勒索, 迫害

詞形變化

Plural exactions