foist
/ˈfȯist/ (ame, mw)
foist — 動詞
- foistpresent simple I / you / we / they
- foists3rd person singular
- foisting-ing form
- foistedpast simple
1. to make someone accept or deal with something they do not want, especially by us
強塞；硬推
用欺騙手段強迫他人接受
to make someone accept or deal with something they do not want, especially by using dishonest methods or by giving them no real choice in the matter
The salesperson foisted an expensive insurance plan on the elderly couple who had only asked for basic coverage.
業務員把一份昂貴的保險方案強塞給那對老夫妻，而他們原本只問了基本的保障。
foist + expensive plan + on + someone
No one wanted to plan the office party, but Umar foisted the responsibility onto his junior colleague.
沒有人想籌辦公司的派對，但 Umar 把這個責任硬推給了他的下屬。
foist + responsibility + onto + someone
Supermarkets sometimes foist nearly expired goods on customers by hiding them inside promotional bundles.
超市有時會把快過期的商品藏在促銷組合裡，強塞給顧客。
The government was accused of foisting higher taxes on small businesses without any public debate.
政府被指控未經任何公開辯論，就將更高的稅負轉嫁給小企業。
Every time Aunt Rosa redecorates, she tries to foist her old furniture on relatives who do not want it.
每次 Rosa 阿姨重新裝潢，她就會試圖把舊家具硬塞給不想要的親戚。
- impose
more formal and can apply to rules or restrictions without implying deceit
- thrust upon
emphasises suddenness and lack of choice rather than dishonesty
- offload
suggests getting rid of something burdensome; less focused on the recipient's unwillingness
- unload
informal; similar to offload but often used of physical objects or blame
文法句型
foist + something + on/upon/onto + someone
用法筆記
Commonly used with the prepositions on, upon, or onto to introduce the unwilling recipient. The object being foisted is typically something undesirable — a product, cost, task, or opinion.
常見錯誤
❌ 'My boss forced me to work late' in place of 'My boss foisted extra work on me.' — 'Force' is more direct and neutral; 'foist' implies trickery or unfairness.
2. to put something into a place, document, or conversation secretly and without ha
暗插
未經授權暗中放入
to put something into a place, document, or conversation secretly and without having the proper authority to do so
The journalist foisted a hidden advertisement into what was supposed to be a neutral news article.
那名記者把一則隱藏廣告暗插在一篇本應中立的新聞報導中。
foist + hidden advertisement + into + article
Someone had foisted a forged signature into the contract after it had already been approved by the legal team.
有人在合約已經過法務部門核准之後，偷偷在裡面夾帶了一個偽造的簽名。
Diego noticed that a paragraph praising the product had been foisted into the review without the editor's knowledge.
Diego 發現有一整段讚揚該產品的文字，在編輯不知情的情況下被塞進評論裡。
The director accused the screenwriter of foisting jokes into a scene that was meant to be deeply emotional.
導演指控編劇在一場本該充滿情感的場景裡，硬塞了一些笑話。
文法句型
foist + something + into + something
用法筆記
Implies that the insertion is dishonest or unauthorised. The sense overlaps with 'insert surreptitiously'; the direct object is usually intangible (a clause, a line of dialogue, a fee) rather than a physical item.
常見錯誤
3. to present something false or of poor quality as if it were genuine or valuable,
冒充
將假貨當真品出售
to present something false or of poor quality as if it were genuine or valuable, typically in order to trick someone into buying or accepting it
The street vendor tried to foist cheap plastic jewellery on tourists as genuine silver.
那名路邊攤販試圖把廉價的塑膠首飾冒充真銀，賣給觀光客。
foist + cheap thing + on + someone + as + genuine thing
Kwame was furious when the gallery foisted a forgery onto him as an original painting by the artist.
Kwame 發現畫廊把一幅贗品冒充畫家的真跡賣給他時，氣憤不已。
Unscrupulous dealers sometimes foist counterfeit watches onto buyers who cannot tell the difference.
不肖商人有時會把仿冒手錶冒充真品，賣給無法分辨差異的買家。
The auction house discovered that the seller had foisted a mass-produced replica on a collector as an eighteenth-century chair.
拍賣行發現賣家把大量生產的複製品冒充十八世紀的古董椅，賣給了一位收藏家。
文法句型
foist + something + on/onto + someone + as + something
用法筆記
Overlaps with 'to palm off' (British English) and 'to pass off'. Unlike sense 1, this sense specifically involves misrepresenting the nature or quality of the object itself.