"coercing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 脅迫
• 強迫

Definition

透過使用武力、威脅或壓力讓某人做某事。通常指某人因感到別無選擇而違背自己的意願行事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式用語，多見於法律或嚴肅場合。常與 'into'（coercing someone into doing...）、'by'（coercing by threats）連用。不要與帶有選擇意味的 'persuading' 混淆。

Examples

They are coercing the workers to stay late.

他們正在**脅迫**工人加班。

The manager was accused of coercing people by threatening their jobs.

經理因透過威脅員工飯碗而被指控**脅迫**員工。

Coercing someone is never a good way to solve a problem.

**脅迫**別人絕不是解決問題的好辦法。

He kept coercing his friend into agreeing with him, which made their argument worse.

他不停地**強迫**朋友同意自己，反而讓爭論更加激烈。

Instead of coercing your team, try motivating them to do the work.

與其**脅迫**團隊，不如試著激勵他們工作。

They weren't just persuading her—they were coercing her with threats.

他們不僅僅是在勸說她，而是在用威脅**脅迫**她。