"coerce" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 強迫
• 脅迫

Definition

用威脅、壓力或恐嚇強迫某人做某事，而不是讓他們自由決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Coerce” 用於正式或法律語境，特別是與威脅或壓力有關的行為。幾乎總是帶有負面含義，常見用法有 "coerce someone into (doing) something"。不要與 “convince”（說服，沒有強迫）混淆。

Examples

They tried to coerce him into signing the contract.

他們試圖**強迫**他簽合約。

You cannot coerce people to agree with you.

你不能**強迫**別人同意你。

The law protects people from being coerced into unfair deals.

法律保護人們不被**強迫**接受不公平的交易。

He felt coerced into saying yes, even though he wanted to refuse.

他覺得自己被**強迫**答應了，其實本來想拒絕。

No one should be coerced into making a decision they are uncomfortable with.

任何人都不應被**強迫**做令自己不舒服的決定。

Sometimes, subtle threats can coerce people without them even realizing it.

有時候，細微的威脅就能在不知不覺中**強迫**人們。