late 15c., "constraint, compulsion," from Old French enforcement "strengthening, fortification; rape; compulsion, coercion;" from enforcier; see enforce + -ment. Meaning "compelling of obedience to a law, etc." is from 1680s.
雙語例句
1. We need to restore respect for the law-enforcement agencies.
我們需要重塑執法機構的聲望。
來自柯林斯例句
2. MPs called for tougher enforcement of the existing laws on drugs.
下院議員呼籲加強現行毒品法律的執行力度.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The court is ineffective because it lacks the necessary enforcement machinery.
法院效率低是因為缺乏必要的執行機制.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
美國禁毒署稱被捕的4個人都是分量十足的大魚。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The study will strengthen the hand of congressmen who want stricter enforcement of the 14-year-old Act.