coercion

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /koʊˈɜːʃən/    美 /koʊˈɝʒən/|/koʊˈɝʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing. uncountable
    — One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion.
  2. Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. uncountable
  3. A specific instance of coercing. countable
  4. Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type. countable
  5. The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context. countable,uncountable
    — But often the pieces of information do not fit together and have to be shifted in meaning to confirm with the rest of the sentence. These shifts are called coercion
  6. The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression. countable,uncountable

词形变化

coercions plural coersion alternative,misspelling coërcion alternative,dated

词汇关系

反义词
noncoercion
下位词
type coercion
衍生词
coercionary coercionist
相关词
coerce coercer coercible coercitive coercive

词源

Inherited from Middle English cohercioun, from Old French cohercion, from Latin coërcitiō (“magisterial coercion”), from past participle coercitus of coërceō (“to restrain, coerce”), from co- (“with”) + arceō (“to shut in, enclose”); see coerce.
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