blackmail
翻译
敲诈, 勒索
例句
He tried to blackmail her for money.
他试图敲诈她的钱财。
She was blackmailed into signing the contract.
她被胁迫签署了合同。
语法模式
((sb.)) 敲诈(某人) He tried to blackmail her.
((sb.)) ((for sth.)) 为(某事)敲诈(某人) He tried to blackmail her for money.
((sb.)) ((into -ing)) 胁迫(某人)做(某事) She was blackmailed into signing the contract.
近义词
同义词:extort, threaten, coerce
词源
来自“black”(黑色的)+“mail”(邮件)。“Mail”在古语中意为“租金”或“贡品”。因此“blackmail”最初指为求保护而向劫匪缴纳的贡品。
记忆技巧
想象收到一封带有威胁内容的“黑色”信件(mail)。