Extort

释义 Definition

extort（动词）：敲诈；勒索（用威胁、恐吓或滥用权力等手段强迫他人交出金钱、利益或信息）。常见搭配：extort money/confessions/favors from sb.

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ɪkˈstɔːrt/

例句 Examples

The gang tried to extort money from local businesses.
黑帮试图向当地商家勒索钱财。

Prosecutors said the official extorted favors by threatening to delay permits unless he was paid.
检察官称这名官员通过威胁拖延审批来勒索好处，除非有人向他付钱。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 extorquēre，由 *ex-*（“向外、出去”）+ torquēre（“扭、拧、逼迫”）构成，原义有“强行扭出来、逼出来”的意思，后来引申为“用胁迫手段强迫取得（钱或利益）”。

相关词 Related Words

• Blackmail
• Coerce
• Intimidate
• Threaten
• Ransom
• Bribe
• Corruption
• Exploit

文学作品 Literary Works

• Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
• The Godfather — Mario Puzo
• The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas