動詞 inflict:

1. impose something unpleasant
   同義詞：bring down, visit, impose

1. I am sorry to have to inflict myself upon you.
   很抱歉，我不得不打擾你。
2. I'm sorry to inflict myself on you so late, but my car ran into the fence and I must telephone the garage.
   很抱歉這么晚來打擾你，但我的車撞到籬笆墻了，我得打電話給修理廠。
3. We should inflict severe chastisement on criminals.
   我們應該對罪犯施加嚴厲的懲罰。
4. Don't inflict your belief on me.
   不要把你的想法強加于我。

in.flict

v.tr.（及物動詞）
in.flict.ed,in.flict.ing,in.flicts
To deal or mete out (something punishing or burdensome); impose:
使負擔：給予或強加給（通常是懲罰性的或沉重的東西）；強迫：
例句：
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy; a storm that inflicted widespread damage.
給敵人以重創(chuàng)；一場帶來廣泛損害的風暴

To afflict.
受折磨

來源：
Latin onflogere onfloct-
拉丁語 onflogere onfloct-
in- [on] * see in- 2
in- [在…之上] *參見 in-2
flogere [to strike]
flogere [打擊]

【引伸】
inflict.er 或
inflic.tor
n.（名詞）
inflic.tive
adj.（形容詞）