1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + posit- + -ion.
2. 字面含义:put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => the levying of taxes, a tax, duty.
4. => the act of putting (something) on (something else).
5. 或者说:以次充好,以假乱真,以假代真。=> 欺骗、欺诈。
6. put false on true, put false replace true.
late 14c., "the levying of taxes, a tax, duty, tribute," from Old French imposicion "tax, duty; a fixing" (early 14c.), from Latin impositionem (nominative impositio) "a laying on," from imponere "to place upon," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Sense of "the act of putting (something) on (something else)" is from 1590s. Meaning "an act or instance of imposing" (on someone) first recorded 1630s (see impose).
权威例句
1. I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out.
我知道这是强人所难。但是请听我说完。
2. the imposition of martial law
戒严令的实施
3. She felt the journey to be an unwelcome imposition on her time.
她觉得行程占用了她的时间,心中颇为不快.
4. Several reasons were put forward to justify the imposition of censorship.
举出了几条理由来证明实行审查是不合理的.
5. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.