foist

英 [f??st] 美[f??st]

擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?foists;過(guò)去式:?foisted;過(guò)去分詞:?foisted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?foisting;

1. fist => foist.
2. => "take in hand".
3. which originally denoted the dishonest concealing of a dice in one's hand.

foist 強(qiáng)加

來(lái)自fist, 拳頭。其原義為欺騙，來(lái)自骰子賭博出老千，手中藏骰子。強(qiáng)加義可能來(lái)自拳頭。

foist: foist: see fist
foist (v.): 1540s, probably from Dutch vuisten "take in hand," from Middle Dutch vuist "fist" (see fist (n.)). Earliest sense was cheating at dice by concealing a loaded one in the palm of the hand with the intention of introducing it into play; general meaning "introduce surreptitiously, work in by a trick" is from 1560s. Related: Foisted; foisting.

1. He doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.: 他不會(huì)勉強(qiáng)每個(gè)人接受他的信念.

2. He tried to foist some inferior goods ( off ) on me.: 他企圖把一些劣質(zhì)貨強(qiáng)售給我.

3. He's religious but he doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.: 他是教徒,但他不想把自己的信仰強(qiáng)加于人.

4. Translators should not foist their own opinions into the original book.: 譯者不應(yīng)把自己的意見偷偷地插入原著中.

5. The left have tried to foist on her the image of a limited suburban reactionary.: 左派人士曾經(jīng)試圖把一個(gè)目光短淺,見識(shí)不廣的反動(dòng)分子的形象強(qiáng)加在她身上.