exaction
英 [ɪg'zækʃ(ə)n; eg-]
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.
双语例句
- 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.
来自互联网
