obligatory

obligatory
[əˈblɪgət(ə)ri]
adjective
  1. required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory
    (根据法律、道德标准、其他规章的规定)应承担义务的,必须做到的;强制性的
    use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory.
    如今在车上使用安全带是必须的。
    ■(often humorous)so customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion
    (常幽默)(依照习惯或风尚)少不了的;必有的
    after the obligatory preamble on the weather he got down to business.
    在一番必有的关于天气的开场白之后他开始了正题。
    ■(of a ruling) having binding force
    (规定,裁决,决定)有约束力的
    a sovereign whose laws are obligatory.
    其法律有约束力的主权国家。
派生
obligatorily
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- 'obliged', from the verb obligare (see oblige)
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