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单词 duress
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duress

noun
/djuˈres/
/duˈres/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. threats or force that are used to make somebody do something
    • He signed the confession under duress.
    • The promise was obtained by duress on the part of her husband.
    • They were operating at times under extreme duress.
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘harshness, severity, cruel treatment’): via Old French from Latin duritia, from durus ‘hard’.
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