mandatory
mandatory
[ˈmandət(ə)ri]
adjective
mandatorily
adverb
语源
[ˈmandət(ə)ri]
adjective
- required by law or rules; compulsory
法律（或规则）规定的；强制的，必须遵守的
wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists.
戴头盔已成为对骑脚踏车者的法律规定。
■of or conveying a command
命令（性）的
he did not want the guidelines to be mandatory.
他不想让这些指导原则成为命令。
- variant spelling of mandatary
同 mandatary
mandatorily
adverb
语源
- late 15th cent.: from late Latin mandatorius, from Latin mandatum 'something commanded'
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