imposition(名词)常指对他人强加的要求、负担或不便;也可指把某事强行加诸于人的行为。在某些语境中还可表示欺骗、诈骗(较不常用)。
/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/
Could you pick me up from the airport, or would that be an imposition?
你能来机场接我吗,还是说这会给你添麻烦?
The new regulations were seen as an imposition on local businesses, limiting how they could operate and increasing costs.
新规被视为对本地企业的强加负担,既限制了经营方式,又增加了成本。
来自拉丁语 imponere(“放在……之上、加上”),由 **in-**(“在……上”)+ ponere(“放置”)构成;经由法语发展进入英语。核心意象是“把东西压在别人身上”,引申为“强加、不便、负担”。