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Levy Tax Early Act Anglo French Leve French Levée

单词 levy
音标 ['levi]
解释 v./n.征税;征兵
红宝书 【英】 征税(an imposing and collecting of a tax or other payment);征兵(the enlistment ,usually compulsory of personnel, as for military service)
【考】 反义词:rescind(废 除[税收])
【记】 lev(升起)+y→把税收 起来→征税
【例】 levy a tax on tobacco
字源 levy (v.)
early 13c., "act of raising or collecting," from Anglo-French leve, from Old French levée "act of raising," noun use of fem. past participle of lever "to raise" (see lever). Originally of taxes, later of men for armies (c.1500). Related: Levied; levying.
levy (n.)
"an act of levying," early 15c., from Anglo-French leve, Old French levée "a raising, lifting; levying," noun use of fem. past participle of lever "to raise" (see lever).
不择手段背单词 v. /n. 征税; 征兵
【记】lev升起, y-把税收起来-征税
【反】rescind(v 废除)
趣味全助记 【记】lev- raise 提高,raise money是收钱;navy 海军,海军征兵;leave 赶紧休假, 离开,因为要征兵了;

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