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foist

英 [fɒɪst] 美 [fɔɪst]

解释

vt. 偷偷插入；混入；蒙骗；硬卖给；采用欺骗手段出售；把…强加于

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中文词源

foist 强加

来自fist, 拳头。其原义为欺骗，来自骰子赌博出老千，手中藏骰子。强加义可能来自拳头。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. He doesn't try to foist his beliefs on everyone.: 他不会勉强每个人接受他的信念.

2. He tried to foist some inferior goods ( off ) on me.: 他企图把一些劣质货强售给我.

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强加于人.

4. Translators should not foist their own opinions into the original book.: 译者不应把自己的意见偷偷地插入原著中.

5. The left have tried to foist on her the image of a limited suburban reactionary.: 左派人士曾经试图把一个目光短浅,见识不广的反动分子的形象强加在她身上.