imposition

noun

/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn/

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[uncountable] the act of introducing something such as a new law or rule, or a new tax
- the imposition of martial law
- the imposition of tax on domestic fuel
- the unilateral imposition of import quotas
Topics Permission and obligationc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- unilateral
- unwanted
verb + imposition
- justify
- oppose
- resist
- …
preposition
- imposition on
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[countable] an unfair or unreasonable thing that somebody expects or asks you to do
- I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition.
- She felt the journey to be an unwelcome imposition on her time.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere ‘inflict, deceive’ (from in- ‘in, upon’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by impositus ‘inflicted’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

单词	imposition
释义	imposition noun /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn/ /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] the act of introducing something such as a new law or rule, or a new tax the imposition of martial law the imposition of tax on domestic fuel the unilateral imposition of import quotas Topics Permission and obligationc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective unilateral unwanted verb + imposition justify oppose resist … preposition imposition on See full entry [countable] an unfair or unreasonable thing that somebody expects or asks you to do I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition. She felt the journey to be an unwelcome imposition on her time. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere ‘inflict, deceive’ (from in- ‘in, upon’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by impositus ‘inflicted’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
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