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).
双语例句
1. The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.
实际情况是,这些企业在收归国有以后,成本增加而生产率却下降了.
来自辞典例句
2. Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.
没收与征用不同.
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3. Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.
从历史上看, 征用的事例虽然不多,但却非常瞩目.
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4. In extreme cases, they call for the outright expropriation of privately owned assets.
在极端的情况下, 他们号召立即剥夺私人财产.
来自辞典例句
5. Sometimes expropriation is in the economic interest of people in poor countries. Sometimes it is not.