levy

課す、徴収する

税金、料金、罰金の支払いを公的に義務づける、または徴収する。

やさしい英語で： To officially require people to pay a tax, fee, or fine.

• The council can levy a fee.
• A new tax was levied on imported cars.
• Will the bank levy a charge for late payments?

使い方： levy something on someone/something (The government levied a tax on luxury goods.)

類義語： impose, charge

よく使う表現： levy a tax, levy a charge, levy fines, levy a fine

徴兵する

人々に軍隊への入隊を命じる。

やさしい英語で： To order people to join an army.

• The king ordered officials to levy troops.
• Men were levied from every village.
• They levied an army to defend the border.

類義語： conscript, draft

よく使う表現： levy troops, levy an army

課徴金、賦課金

税金などとして支払いを義務づけられる追加の金額。

やさしい英語で： An extra amount of money that people must pay, often as a tax.

• The levy adds to our bill.
• A new levy on fuel starts next month.
• Businesses must pay the annual levy.

使い方： a levy on something (There is a levy on plastic bags.)

類義語： tax, charge, surcharge

よく使う表現： levy on something, annual levy, fuel levy

徴集兵、徴兵

入隊を命じられた人。また、人々に入隊を命じること。

やさしい英語で： Someone ordered to join an army; also, the act of ordering people to join.

• The new levies needed training.
• Each levy received a coat and boots.
• The king ordered a levy of troops.

類義語： conscript, recruit, conscription

よく使う表現： military levy, new levy, levy of troops