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exaction的意思

exaction

基本解释

n. 强求;勒索;榨取;苛捐杂税

英文词源

exaction (n.)
late 14c., "action of demanding payment; imposition, requisitioning" of taxes, etc., from Old French exaccion and directly from Latin exactionem (nominative exactio) "a driving out; supervision; exaction; a tax, tribute, impost," noun of action from past participle stem of exigere (see exact (adj.)). Meaning "a tax, tribute, toll, fee," etc. is from mid-15c.

实用例句

1. The aged leader was exhausted by the exaction of a pitiless system.
作为年迈的领导人,冷酷无情制度的苛求使他心力交瘁.
来自辞典例句
2. If he should break his day , what should I gain by the exaction of the forfeiture?
如果他到期不还我从这罚金中又能得到什么好处?
来自电影对白
3. The exaction was revived by Richard I.
这种苛捐杂税被查理一世加以恢复.
来自互联网
4. But his exaction of land rent from the peasants is his principal form of exploitation.
但对农民剥削地租是地主剥削的主要的方式.
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