coerce

动词 coerce:

1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
   同义词：hale, squeeze, pressure, force

1. Power or ability to coerce.
   强制的权力或能力

co.erce

v.tr.（及物动词）
co.erced,co.erc.ing,co.erc.es
To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel.
强制：通过采用压力、威胁或恐吓强制按某种方法行动或思考；强迫
To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly:
控制，限制：强制地支配、限制或控制：
例句：
coerced the strikers into compliance.See Synonyms at force
强迫罢工者妥协参见 force

To bring about by force or threat:
威胁，逼迫：通过武力和威胁产生：
例句：
efforts to coerce agreement.
强迫妥协的力量

来源：
Latin coercôre [to control, restrain]
拉丁语 coercôre [控制，限制]
co- [co-]
co- [前缀，表.相互，一起.]
arcôre [to enclose, confine]
arcôre [关，禁闭]

【引伸】
coerc.er
n.（名词）
coerc.ible
adj.（形容词）