| 单词 | compulsory |
| 释义 | compulsory —compulsorily, adv. —compulsoriness, n. /keuhm pul"seuh ree/, adj., n., pl. compulsories. adj. 1. required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education. 2. using compulsion; compelling; constraining: compulsory measures to control rioting. n. 3. something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition: The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance. [1510-20; < ML compulsorius, equiv. to L compul-, var. s. of compellere (see COMPEL) + -sorius, for -torius -TORY1; cf. COMPULSIVE] Ant. 1, 2. voluntary. |
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