extort

英 [ɪkˈstɔːt]      美 [ɪkˈstɔːrt]
  • vt. 敲诈;侵占;强求;牵强地引出
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将“extort”拆解为“ex”和“tort”,其中“ex”可以联想到“出去”,“tort”与“torment”谐音,意为折磨。所以记忆方法可以是:某人(出去)不断地折磨(别人)以索要财物,即“勒索”。

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extort 勒索

ex-, 向外。-tort, 扭曲,词源同turn, contort. 即过高要求,勒索。

extort
extort: see torment
extort (v.)
1520s (as a past participle adj. from early 15c.), "obtain by force or compulsion; wrest away by oppressive means," from Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere "obtain by force," literally "wrench out" (see extortion). Related: Extorted; extorting.
1. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
2. The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
警察对他用刑逼供.
3. The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.
勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱.
4. The police used torture to extort a confession from me.
警方用刑逼我口供.
5. They absolutely must not harm the people or extort money from them.
严格禁止坑害勒索群众.

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