intimidation
intimidation — 名詞
1. behaviour or speech that aims to frighten someone into doing what you want, or t
威嚇；恐嚇
用威脅手段使人屈服的行為
behaviour or speech that aims to frighten someone into doing what you want, or to prevent them from acting against you
Nellie's manager used intimidation to make her work overtime without extra pay.
Nellie 的主管用威嚇手段逼她加班卻不付加班費。
pattern: use intimidation + to-infinitive (purpose)
Voter intimidation at the polling station stopped many people from casting their ballots.
投票所的威嚇行為讓許多人無法去投票。
collocation: voter intimidation
Selim found a threatening note on his motorbike and reported the intimidation to the police.
Selim 在自己的機車上發現了一封恐嚇信，於是他向警方報案。
Chiara refused to be silenced by the intimidation of her online critics.
Chiara 拒絕因網路批評者的恐嚇而沉默。
Intimidation tactics rarely work in the long run and often damage the intimidator's reputation.
恐嚇戰術通常無法長久奏效，反而會損害威脅者自身的聲譽。
- coercion
more formal; implies the use of force or pressure to compel action rather than just creating fear
- bullying
less formal; focuses on personal, repeated mistreatment rather than a specific demand
- harassment
describes ongoing unwanted behaviour that causes distress, not necessarily to force compliance
- threats
refers to specific statements of intent to harm, rather than a general atmosphere of fear
- encouragement
aims to motivate through positive support rather than fear
- persuasion
uses reasoning and argument instead of threats
文法句型
intimidation + of + object
use intimidation + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Common in legal, workplace, and political contexts. Frequently appears in fixed phrases such as 'voter intimidation', 'witness intimidation', and 'intimidation tactics'.