exaction

英 [ɪɡ'zækʃn] 美 [ɪɡ'zækʃn]

• n. 勒索；苛求

英英释义

Noun:

1. act of demanding or levying by force or authority;

   "exaction of tribute"
   "exaction of various dues and fees"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The exaction was revived by Richard I.
   这种苛捐杂税被查理一世加以恢复。
2. 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。

经典引文

• I was..wary of other people's drama and frugal of the exactions it makes on one's energy.

  出自： D. M. Davin

词汇搭配

• exact 精密严谨的

近反义词

【近义词】

• extortion 强取
• blackmail 勒索
• duty 义务
• tax 税
• toll 伤亡人数
• extraction 抽出
• requirement 必要条件
• impost 税
• claim 要求
• demand 要求
• tariff 关税
• custom 习惯
• levy 征税
• excise 货物税