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imposition of [sth] on [sb/sth]
表示‘将某物强加于某人/某物’的动作。
The imposition of new taxes on small businesses caused widespread anger.
对小企业征收新税引起了广泛愤怒。
征收；课税；强加；欺骗
impositions — plural of imposition
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征收；课税；强加；欺骗
the act of imposing something such as a tax or an uncalled-for burden
The imposition of new taxes on small businesses caused widespread anger.
对小企业征收新税引起了广泛愤怒。
The imposition of new taxes caused public outcry.
强加
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
负担
An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
征收物
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
欺骗
A trick or deception put or laid on others.
Staying for a whole week was an imposition on their hospitality.
住一整周对他们的热情好客来说是一种负担。
The manager apologized for the imposition of extra work over the weekend.
经理为周末强加额外工作而道歉。
Many citizens protested the imposition of a new sales tax.
许多公民抗议新销售税的征收。
表示‘将某物强加于某人/某物’的动作。
The imposition of new taxes on small businesses caused widespread anger.
对小企业征收新税引起了广泛愤怒。
指不合理的负担或强求。
Staying at their house for a week was an imposition on their hospitality.
在他们家待一个星期是对他们好客的强求。
The government's numerous impositions on personal freedoms were criticized.
政府对个人自由的诸多强加措施受到了批评。
Not this
They imposition their will on others.
Use this
They impose their will on others.
误将名词'imposition'用作动词，应改为动词'impose'以正确表达‘强加’的动作。
Not this
There was an imposition to the new rules.
Use this
There was an imposition of the new rules.
介词搭配错误；表达‘规则的强加’应使用介词'of'，而非'to'，因为'imposition'后接被强加的事物时用'of'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
征税
The imposition of taxes caused widespread discontent.
征税引起了广泛的不满。
沉重的负担
The extra workload was a heavy imposition on the staff.
额外的工作量给员工带来了沉重的负担。
不合理的要求
Asking him to work on Sunday was an unreasonable imposition.
要求他周日工作是不合理的要求。
反感强加之事
Many citizens resent the imposition of new regulations.
许多公民反感新法规的强加。
避免强加于人
Try to avoid the imposition of your own ideas on others.
尽量避免将自己的想法强加于人。
感到被强加
She felt the imposition of her parents' expectations.
她感到父母期望强加于她。
占用某人的时间
I hope I'm not being an imposition on your time.
我希望我没有占用你的时间。
打扰某人的好客
Staying for a week would be an imposition on their hospitality.
住一个星期会打扰他们的好客。
这是最高级别的强加。
Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory, Season 3, Episode 15, when someone asks him to deviate from his routine.
《生活大爆炸》第三季第15集中，谢尔顿·库珀在别人要求他打破常规时所说。
我不想给你添麻烦。
Rachel Green in Friends, Season 2, Episode 14, when she feels guilty about staying at Monica's apartment.
《老友记》第二季第14集中，瑞秋·格林在觉得住在莫妮卡公寓很不好意思时说。
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im+position=强行放到一个位置，即强加或征收
register: formal; contexts: 社交场合, 请求, 负担; note_zh: 通常指一种不合理或不受欢迎的请求或负担，多用于正式或批评语境。
常用于搭配'imposition on/upon sb/sth'，表示将某物强加给某人。
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