obligatory 英 [əˈblɪgətri]   美 [əˈblɪgətɔri]

obligatory

obligatory  英 [əˈblɪgətri] 美 [əˈblɪgətɔri]

adj. 强制的;必须的 

名词复数:obligatories 

It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing. 所有员工必须穿防护服装。
It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland. 保卫我们伟大的祖国是每一个公民应尽的义务。

  • Obligatory describes something you do because you have to, not because you want to. When you buy a car, you have to fill out the obligatory forms. In many homes, saying please and thank you is obligatory.
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  • adj. 强制的;必须的
  • 1. It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.

    所有员工必须穿防护服装。

  • 2. It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland.

    保卫我们伟大的祖国是每一个公民应尽的义务。

  • obligatory (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French obligatoire "creating an obligation, obligatory," and directly from Late Latin obligatorius "binding," from obligat-, past participle stem of obligare (see oblige).
ob·liga·tory / əˈblɪɡətri ; NAmE əˈblɪɡətɔːri / adjective 1 obligatory(for sb) (to do sth) ( formal) that you must do because of the law, rules, etc. (按法律、规定等)必须的,强制的 SYN compulsory It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing. 所有员工必须穿防护服装。 OPP optional 2 ( often humorous) that you do because you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it 习惯性的;随大溜的;赶时髦的 In the mid 60s he took the almost obligatory trip to India. *60 年代中期,他也赶时髦到印度一游。 ob·liga·tory / əˈblɪɡətri ; NAmE əˈblɪɡətɔːri /
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