出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第218页(198字)
指统治者将自己的意志强加于人民,硬说是人民的意愿,例强奸民意是狡猾的统治者惯用的伎俩。
Tricky rulers often defile the public by pretending that they are carrying out the wishes of the people.