extort是什么意思，extort怎么用
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extort
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📰 外刊例句
Or is he bluffing, to extort concessions from his neighbour and the West? 还是说他是在虚张声势，以向邻国和西方诈取让步？
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[verb] obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
[动词] 通过武力、威胁或其他不公平手段获得（某物）
💡 深入解读
Extort 是一个与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）之前推送过的retort结尾相同的单词，两者同词根 tort （扭曲）。其中， extort 由前缀 ex- （出）+ 词根 tort 构成，源自拉丁语extorquere（强行获得，字面意思“猛扭出来”），15世纪20年代进入英语后即用来表示“敲诈、勒索”或“强夺、逼取”，多指通过武力、威胁或其他不公平或非法的手段从不情愿或抗拒的人那里获得某物，常用搭配
extort sth from sb
Many officials involved in the regulatory revamp extorted bribes from him.，比如：许多参与了监管体系改革的官员向他勒索了贿赂。
He had been extorting money from the grumpy old lady for years. It was a rather notorious episode of his life.他向那个脾气暴躁的老太太勒索钱财长达数年之久。这是他人生中相当臭名昭著的一段经历。
📚 名著用例
It was some time, however, before a smile could be extorted from Jane. 过了好一会儿，吉英脸上才勉强露出笑容。
— 出自《19世纪英国小说家简·奥斯丁（Jane Austen）的代表作《傲慢与偏见》（ Pride and Prejudice ）。》
🔍 同近义词
- wring: obtain (something) with difficulty or effort
- blackmail: demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
- coerce: persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
