"coerce" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 强迫
• 胁迫

Definition

用威胁、压力或恐吓强迫某人做某事，而不是让他们自由决定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Coerce” 用于正式或法律场合，尤其涉及威胁或压力时。通常带有负面含义，常见结构是 "coerce someone into (doing) something"。不要与 “convince”（说服，无强迫）混淆。

Examples

They tried to coerce him into signing the contract.

他们试图**强迫**他签合同。

You cannot coerce people to agree with you.

你不能**强迫**别人同意你。

The law protects people from being coerced into unfair deals.

法律保护人们不被**强迫**接受不公平交易。

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

他觉得自己被**强迫**答应了，其实本来想拒绝。

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

任何人都不应被**强迫**做让自己不舒服的决定。

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

有时候，微妙的威胁就能在不知不觉中**强迫**人们。