duress

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /djʊˈɹɛs/|/d͡ʒʊˈɹɛs/    美 /duˈɹɛs/|/dəˈɹɛs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Harsh treatment. obsolete,uncountable
    — […]the agreements[…]made with their landlords, during the time of ſlavery, are only the effect of dureſſe and force;[…].
  2. Constraint by threat. uncountable
    — It is unclear when it was filmed and if she was under duress during filming.
  3. Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To put under duress; to pressure.
    — Someone was duressing her.

词形变化

duresses present,singular,third-person duressing participle,present duressed participle,past duressed past

词汇关系

衍生词
duress of circumstances
相关词
endure

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).
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