duress: [14] Etymologically, duress means literally ‘hardness’, and that was what it was used for when English first acquired it. It comes via Old French duresse from Latin dūritia, a derivative of the adjective dūrus ‘hard’ (from which English gets during). The current sense ‘constraint’ developed during the 15th century. => during, endure
duress (n.)
early 14c., "harsh or severe treatment," from Old French duresse, from Latin duritia "hardness," from durus "hard" (see endure). For Old French -esse, compare fortress. Sense of "coercion, compulsion" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
1. He signed the confession under duress .
他出于被迫在供狀上簽了字。
來自《權威詞典》
2. He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
他說他是被迫在認罪書上簽字的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Those who acted under duress shall go unpunished.
脅從不問.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. These unequal treaties were made under duress.
這些不平等條約是在強迫下簽訂的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded.