imposition
/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed强加, 强迫接受; 被强加：
the imposition of martial law.
戒严法的强行实施。
2
- a thing that is imposed, in particular强加物, 尤指：
2.1
- an unfair or resented demand or burden强求; 负担。
2.2
- a tax or duty税, 关税。
2.3
- an unsuitable addition to an artistic work or similar（艺术品等的）画蛇添足之处。
3
- mass noun Printing the imposing of pages of type【印刷】（活字页）拼版。
3.1
- count noun a particular arrangement of imposed pages某种拼版页排列：
some samples of 16-page impositions.
16页拼版的一些样本。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin impositio （n-）， from the verb imponere （see IMPOSE）.