inflict
/ɪnˈflɪkt/verb
with obj.
1- cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something使遭受（不快, 痛苦）：
they inflicted serious injuries on three other men.
他们使其他三人严重受伤。
1.1
inflict something on
impose something unwelcome on将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于：she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else.
她不该将自己的看法强加给所有人。
派生词
inflictable
adjectiveinflicter
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'afflict, trouble'）: from Latin inflict- 'struck against', from the verb infligere, from in- 'into' + fligere 'to strike'.