extortion
英 [ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən]
美 [ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən]
- n. 勒索；敲诈；强夺；被勒索的财物
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记忆方法
将“extortion”分解为“ex”和“tortion”。联想“ex”为“出”，而“tortion”类似于“tort”，发音为tor-tion，想象为“扭曲”或“折磨”。将两者结合，可以想象为通过某种手段（如威胁或勒索）迫使他人给予财物，就像是在对他人进行精神和财产上的“折磨”。这种方法有助于记忆单词“extortion”的含义为敲诈、勒索。
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英语词源
- extortion (n.)
- c. 1300, from Latin extortionem (nominative extortio) "a twisting out, extorting," noun of action from past participle stem of extorquere "wrench out, wrest away, to obtain by force," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)).
权威例句
- 1. He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers.
- 他被控犯有敲诈勒索罪和滥用职权罪。
- 2. Opponents accused him of blackmail and extortion.
- 对方指控他敲诈勒索。
- 3. Today, Rostov stands accused of extortion and racketeering.
- 今天罗斯托夫被控勒索和诈骗。
- 4. He was known for running a brutal extortion racket.
- 他因干过一起残忍的敲诈勒索而出名.
- 5. When my children say they will leave me in peace if I let them go to the pictures, it is little short of extortion.
- 我的孩子们说,除非我让他们去看电影,否则不让我安宁, 这和敲诈勒索没什么两样.