Word of the Day：June 29, 2022

duress

脅迫；強(qiáng)迫

noun /dur-RESS/ [d??res]

What It Means

Duress, which is typically used with under, refers to force or threats meant to make someone do something. It is used especially of unlawful constraint.

Duress通常與under一起使用，指武力或威脅使某人做某事。 它特別用于非法約束。

DURESS in Context

'The ordinance ... was passed under duress by council members who believed that it would never be implemented.' — Gilbert Garcia, The San Antonio (Texas) Express-News Online, 20 May 2022

“該法令……是曾認(rèn)為它永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)實(shí)施的議會(huì)成員，在脅迫下通過的?！?/span>

The defense asserts that the defendant's confession was made under duress.

辯方稱，被告人的供詞是在脅迫下作出的。

Did You Know?

Duress is most often paired with the word under to refer to force or threats meant to make someone do something. For example, someone forced to sign a document signs it “under duress,” and a person held “under duress” is not free to leave but is being constrained, usually unlawfully. (Do not confuse being “under duress” with being “under stress,” which is a much more common occurrence.) Duress is ultimately from Latin durus, meaning 'hard,' source too of durable and endure.

脅迫常與under 配對，指的是迫使某人做某事的武力或威脅。 例如，在脅迫下，迫使人簽署文件，同時(shí)被迫人受到限制不能自由離開，通常是非法的。 （不要將“under duress”與“under stress”混為一談，盡管這是一種更為常見的情況。）Duress 最終是來自拉丁語 durus，意思是“hard”，也是耐用和持久的來源。

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coercion