| 单词 | imposed |
| 释义 | imposed (once / 331 pages) adj Something that is imposed is usually unwelcome and unpleasant and is expected to be endured — like higher taxes or unwelcome guests. The adjective imposed comes from the Latin imponere, "to place upon, to inflict or deceive." An imposed tax is one placed upon you by law. The English word comes by way of the Middle French verb imposer, meaning "to lay a burden." So if you are imposed upon by an unwanted guest, you'll have to endure an imposed visit. WORD FAMILYimposed: self-imposed+/impose: imposed, imposes, imposing, imposition, reimpose, superimpose/imposing: imposingly, unimposing/imposition: impositions/reimpose: reimposed, reimposes, reimposing, reimposition/superimpose: superimposed, superimposes, superimposing USAGE EXAMPLESGunmen also attacked a police station Monday in Samarra, north of Baghdad, where clashes continued late into the night and a curfew was imposed. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Fiji government imposed a temporary ban on turtle harvesting in 1995 to halt the decline. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) While we hope to see new rules and deadlines imposed, they will only work if the culture changes. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj set forth authoritatively as obligatory the imposed taxation rules imposed by society Syn obligatory morally or legally constraining or binding |
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