extortion

/ɪkˈstɔːʃən/· 名词

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extortion
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Chinese meaning

敲qiāo诈zhà;勒lè索suǒ

用yòng暴bào力lì或huò威wēi胁xié勒lè索suǒ财cái物wù

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黑hēi客kè靠kào窃qiè取qǔ隐yǐn私sī照zhào片piān来lái勒lè索suǒ受shòu害hài者zhě

Example

In a new alert, the FBI said cybercriminals are targeting adults and minors in an attempt to steal their personal and intimate pictures in extortion campaigns.

在zài一yī份fèn新xīn的de警jǐng报bào中zhōng,FBI表biǎo示shì网wǎng络luò犯fàn罪zuì分fèn子zǐ正zhèng瞄miáo准zhǔn成chéng年nián人rén和hé未wèi成chéng年nián人rén,企qǐ图tú在zài勒lè索suǒ活huó动dòng中zhōng窃qiè取qǔ他tā们men的de私sī密mì照zhào片piàn。

Source: TechCrunch · 11 Aug 2026

Background ✎

FBI发fā出chū警jǐng报bào,黑hēi客kè正zhèng入rù侵qīn个gè人rén账zhàng户hù窃qiè取qǔ隐yǐn私sī照zhào片piān,用yòng来lái敲qiāo诈zhà受shòu害hài者zhě。

Roots · etymology

源自晚期拉丁 extortiō,来自 extorqueō(拧出、逼取)

  • extort(敲诈,逼取)+ -ion(名词后缀,表行为)

Collocations

  • extortion campaign / commit extortion / victim of extortion

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