extort
/ɪkˈstɔːt/verb
- obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means敲诈, 勒索; 强求, 逼取：
attempts to extort money.
敲诈钱财的企图。
派生词
extorter
nounextortive
adjective词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin extort- 'wrested', from the verb 'extorquere ', from ex- 'out' + torquere'to twist'.