1520s, "act of upbraiding;" 1540s, "a reproachful utterance," from Latin exprobrationem (nominative exprobratio), noun of action from past participle stem of exprobrare "to make a matter of reproach," from ex- (see ex-) + probrum "shameful deed" (see opprobrious).
雙語例句
1. The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.
實(shí)際情況是,這些企業(yè)在收歸國有以后,成本增加而生產(chǎn)率卻下降了.
來自辭典例句
2. Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.
沒收與征用不同.
來自辭典例句
3. Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.
從歷史上看, 征用的事例雖然不多,但卻非常矚目.
來自辭典例句
4. In extreme cases, they call for the outright expropriation of privately owned assets.
在極端的情況下, 他們號召立即剝奪私人財(cái)產(chǎn).
來自辭典例句
5. Sometimes expropriation is in the economic interest of people in poor countries. Sometimes it is not.