must readingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌst riːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməst ˈridɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: must adj.³, reading n.¹

Etymology: < must adj.³ + reading n.¹ Compare must-read n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Essential or highly recommended reading; something which must be read in order to keep up to date.

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1937 Charleston (W. Virginia) Gaz. 30 May 11/4 On Jim's weekly ‘must’ reading list are the two leading left-wing publications of the country.]

1940 S. Neumann in Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 976 It represents ‘must’ reading for the student of modern nationalism.

1959 New Statesman 10 Jan. 32/2 Those women's periodicals which are still ‘must-reading’ for debutantes with any claim to literacy.

1976 Forbes (Nexis) 1 Feb. 7 His column..was must reading for bankers.

1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Dec. 9 (advt.) If you are interested in the process of change in the '90s..In the Rings of Saturn is must reading.

2003 F. P. Sempa in A. T. Mahan Interest Amer. in Internat. Conditions Introd. 2 The book's first chapter on the ‘elements of sea power’ became must reading by the navies of the world's great powers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	must reading
释义	must readingn. Brit. /ˈmʌst riːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməst ˈridɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: must adj.³, reading n.¹ Etymology: < must adj.³ + reading n.¹ Compare must-read n. Originally and chiefly U.S. Essential or highly recommended reading; something which must be read in order to keep up to date. ΚΠ 1937 Charleston (W. Virginia) Gaz. 30 May 11/4 On Jim's weekly ‘must’ reading list are the two leading left-wing publications of the country.] 1940 S. Neumann in Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 976 It represents ‘must’ reading for the student of modern nationalism. 1959 New Statesman 10 Jan. 32/2 Those women's periodicals which are still ‘must-reading’ for debutantes with any claim to literacy. 1976 Forbes (Nexis) 1 Feb. 7 His column..was must reading for bankers. 1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Dec. 9 (advt.) If you are interested in the process of change in the '90s..In the Rings of Saturn is must reading. 2003 F. P. Sempa in A. T. Mahan Interest Amer. in Internat. Conditions Introd. 2 The book's first chapter on the ‘elements of sea power’ became must reading by the navies of the world's great powers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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