🕴️extortion (エクストーション)

noun
/ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən/
恐喝 (kyōkatsu)

意味

the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats
意味の翻訳
力や脅しを使って何か、特にお金を手に入れる行為
chikara ya odoshi o tsukatte nanika, toku ni okane o te ni ireru kōi

例文

The businessman was arrested for extortion after threatening his partner.

そのビジネスマンは、パートナーを脅迫した後、恐喝で逮捕されました。
Sono bijinesuman wa, pātonā o kyōkaku shita ato, kyōkatsu de taiho saremashita.

同義語

blackmail, coercion, shakedown, racketeering, intimidation

対義語

charity, generosity, offering

コロケーション

case of extortion, charged with extortion, extortion attempt, extortion money

その他の例文

How do you feel when you read the news of extortion in the newspaper?

新聞で恐喝のニュースを読んだ時、あなたはどう感じますか?
Shinbun de kyōkatsu no nyūsu o yonda toki, anata wa dō kanjimasu ka?

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