compulsion
compulsion 英 [kəmˈpʌlʃn] 美 [kəmˈpʌlʃən]
n. 强制；强迫；强制力
名词复数:compulsions
- Let's say you have a secret. You've promised not to tell, but there's something forcing you to call a friend and spill the beans. This force is compulsion, that urge to do something even though you know you shouldn't.
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- n. 强制；强迫；强制力
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1. She even offered me a bed for the night, but I declined: I needed to walk — it was becoming a compulsion.
她甚至还为我提供了过夜的床铺，但我婉言谢绝了：我需要继续走，它已成了一种强迫症。
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2. We thought that, as British culture tends to oppose any type of compulsion, the fans would resist a policy.
我们认为，由于英国文化抵制任何形式的强迫，球迷们或许会反对这一政策。
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3. When invited to a dinner party or wedding, we feel a strong compulsion to reciprocate, sometimes against our better judgement.
当被邀请参加一次晚宴或婚礼时，我们感觉到很大强迫去交换，有时不利于我们更好的判断。
- compulsion (n.) early 15c., "coercion, application of force (to someone) overwhelming his preferences," from Old French compulsion, from Latin compulsionem (nominative compulsio) "a driving, urging," noun of action from past-participle stem of compellere "to drive, force together," from com "with, together" (see com-) + pellere "to drive" (from PIE root *pel- (5) "to thrust, strike, drive").
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