1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + post-.
2. 字面含义:put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => the levying of taxes, a tax, duty.
4. put tax on sth.
5. put tax or duty or something else on sth.
英文词源
impost (n.)
"tax, duty," 1560s, from Middle French impost, from Medieval Latin impostum, from neuter of Latin impostus, contracted from impositus, past participle of imponere (see impostor).
双语例句
1. Transient immobilization and stravation add to this impost on the skeletal muscle mass.
暂时的卧床和饥饿更加重了这种骨胳肌的消耗.
来自辞典例句
2. I said that no one has the right to impost his views on others.