imposition

imposition
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed
    强加,强迫接受;被强加
    the imposition of martial law.
    戒严法的强行实施。
  2. a thing that is imposed, in particular
    强加物,尤指
    ■an unfair or resented demand or burden
    强求;负担
    ■a tax or duty
    税,关税
    ■an unsuitable addition to an artistic work or similar
    (艺术品等的)多余之处
  3. [mass noun](Printing)the imposing of pages of type
    (印刷)(活字页)拼版
    ■[count noun]a particular arrangement of imposed pages
    某种拼版页排列
    some samples of 16-page impositions.
    16页拼版的一些样本。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere (see impose)
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