duress
🇺🇸 /ˈdʊrɛs/
📖 释义
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noun
胁迫; 强制; 监禁
🔗 详情
词形变化
不可数
常用搭配
under duressact under duresssign under duressconfess under duressobtained under duress
同义词
coercioncompulsionforcepressureconstraintintimidation
反义词
freedomvoluntariness
易混淆词
distress
EN: 'Distress' refers to extreme suffering or sorrow; 'duress' refers specifically to unlawful force or threats used to compel someone to act.
zh: 'Distress'指极度的痛苦或悲伤；'duress'特指为迫使某人采取行动而使用的非法武力或威胁。
stress
EN: 'Stress' is general mental or physical pressure; 'duress' implies illegal or wrongful compulsion by another party.
zh: 'Stress'是一般的心理或生理压力；'duress'暗示由另一方实施的非法或不当强迫。
拼写提示
EN: Do not confuse 'duress' with 'distress' — 'duress' has no 't' and specifically denotes unlawful compulsion, not general suffering.
zh: 不要将'duress'与'distress'混淆——'duress'中没有't'，它特指非法强迫，而非一般的痛苦。
💬 例句
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He claimed he signed the confession under duress and that it should be inadmissible in court.
他声称是在受胁迫的情况下签署的供词，该供词在法庭上不应被采纳。
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The defendant pleaded duress, arguing that he had been threatened with death if he did not comply.
被告以受胁迫为由进行抗辩，辩称若不配合将面临死亡威胁。
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The prisoner was held in duress for several months before his trial.
在审判前的几个月里，囚犯受到胁迫被关押。