英语单词

foist是什么意思

foist

英 [fɒɪst] 美 [fɔɪst]
  • vt. 偷偷插入;混入;蒙骗;硬卖给;采用欺骗手段出售;把…强加于

助记提示


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

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.

双语例句


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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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