duress: [14] Etymologically, duress means literally ‘hardness’, and that was what it was used for when English first acquired it. It comes via Old French duresse from Latin dūritia, a derivative of the adjective dūrus ‘hard’ (from which English gets during). The current sense ‘constraint’ developed during the 15th century. => during, endure
duress (n.)
early 14c., "harsh or severe treatment," from Old French duresse, from Latin duritia "hardness," from durus "hard" (see endure). For Old French -esse, compare fortress. Sense of "coercion, compulsion" is from 1590s.
双语例句
1. He signed the confession under duress .
他出于被迫在供状上签了字。
来自《权威词典》
2. He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
他说他是被迫在认罪书上签字的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Those who acted under duress shall go unpunished.
胁从不问.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. These unequal treaties were made under duress.
这些不平等条约是在强迫下签订的.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded.