Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Imposition \Im`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. impositio the
application of a name to a thing. See {Impone}.]
1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining,
inflicting, obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of
strict laws." --Milton.
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Made more solemn by the imposition of hands.
--Hammond.
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2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge;
burden; injunction; tax.
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3. (Eng. Univ.) An extra exercise enjoined on students as a
punishment. --T. Warton.
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4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a
trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud;
delusion; imposture.
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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.
--Shak.
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5. (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious
ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.
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6. (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of
type. See {Impose}, v. t., 4.
Syn: Deceit; fraud; imposture. See {Deception}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imposition
n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
[syn: {imposition}, {infliction}]
2: an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the
imposition"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
