impost

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɪmpəʊst/    美 /ˈɪmpoʊst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise. historical
    — ’Tis a Land-tax, vvhich he’s too poor to pay; / You, therefore muſt ſome other Impoſt lay.
  2. The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.
    — The outer circle [of Stonehenge] has been formed by a combination of two uprights and an impost; yet each combination of these three stones is detached, and without any connection with the rest, except that of coinciding in the form of a circle.
  3. The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap. slang

词形变化

imposts plural imposts plural

词汇关系

相关词
imposter impostor impose

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French impost, itself borrowed or adapted from Latin impōsitus, past participle of impōnō (“to impose”).
词源 2
From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.
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