imposition

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/    美 /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. countable,uncountable
  2. An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation. countable,uncountable
    — They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
  3. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. countable,uncountable
  4. A trick or deception put or laid on others. countable,uncountable
  5. Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product. countable,uncountable
  6. A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination. countable,uncountable
  7. A task imposed on a student as punishment. UK,countable,uncountable

词形变化

impositions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
impositional reimposition superimposition

词源

From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.
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