impost

名词 impost:

1. money collected under a tariff
   同义词：customs, customs duty, custom
2. the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
   同义词：springer

1. Subject to an impost or levy.
   应纳税的应纳税或应交特别税的
2. A payment exacted for a special purpose; an impost or a levy.
   税为某一特定目的征收的费用; 税或征税
3. Either of the sides of an arch, curving down from the apex to an impost.
   梁腋，拱腋拱门上任意一个从拱顶到拱墩间的部分
4. My company impost general merchandise.
   我公司经营杂货进口业务。

impost

n.（名词）
Something, such as a tax or duty, that is imposed.
税，关税：强加的东西，如税或关税
Sports The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race.
【体育运动】 赛马时马匹必须负载的负重物

来源：
Obsolete French
已废法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin impostum
源自 中世纪拉丁语 impostum
from Latin [neuter of] impostus
源自 拉丁语 [] impostus的中性
variant of impositus [past participle of] impônere [to place upon] * see impose
impositus的变体 [] impônere的过去分词 [放上] *参见 impose

impost
impost 2

n.Architecture （名词）【建筑学】
The uppermost part of a column or pillar supporting an arch.
拱墩：支撑拱架的圆柱或者柱子的顶端部分

来源：
French imposte
法语 imposte
from Italian imposta
源自 意大利语 imposta
from Latin [feminine past participle of] impônere [to place upon] * see impose
源自 拉丁语 [] impônere的阴性过去分词 [放上] *参见 impose