| 释义 |
on demand
de·mand D0118100 (dĭ-mănd′)v. de·mand·ed, de·mand·ing, de·mands v.tr.1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.2. To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.3. To ask to be informed of: demanded an explanation for the interruption.4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.5. Law a. To lay legal claim to; claim formally.b. To ask that (something) be done in accordance with a legal requirement.v.intr. To make a demand.n.1. An act of demanding; an urgent request.2. Something demanded: on strike until they get their demands.3. An urgent requirement or need: the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.4. The state of being sought after: in great demand as a speaker.5. Economics The desire for goods or services in an economy, measured as the amount people are ready to buy at a given price: Supply should rise to meet demand.6. Law a. A formal claim.b. A request that some act be done or payment made in accordance with a legal requirement.7. Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.Idiom: on demand1. When presented for payment: a note payable on demand.2. When needed or asked for: fed the baby on demand.
[Middle English demanden, from Old French demander, to charge with doing, and from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, to demand, both from Latin, to entrust : dē-, de- + mandāre, to entrust; see man- in Indo-European roots.]
de·mand′a·ble adj.de·mand′er n.Translationsdemand (diˈmaːnd) verb1. to ask or ask for firmly and sharply. I demanded an explanation. 要求 要求2. to require or need. This demands careful thought. 需要 需要 noun1. a request made so that it sounds like a command. They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money. 要求 要求2. an urgent claim. The children make demands on my time. 需要 需要3. willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc). There's no demand for books of this kind. 需求 需求deˈmanding adjective requiring a lot of effort, ability etc. a demanding job. 艱巨的，費勁的 艰巨的，费劲的 on demand when asked for. I'm expected to supply meals on demand. 在需要時 在需要时on demand
on demandWhen needed or desired. Often hyphenated. It can be difficult to adjust to a baby's need to feed on demand. Cable television is being replaced in many homes by on-demand video services.See also: demand, onon demandWhen needed or asked for, as in She's always ready to sing on demand, or Nowadays infants are generally fed on demand. This usage is a broadening of this phrase's meaning in finance, that is, "payable on being requested or presented," as in This note is payable on demand. [Late 1600s] See also: demand, onon deˈmand done or happening whenever somebody asks: Feed the baby on demand.See also: demand, on on demand1. When presented for payment: a note payable on demand.2. When needed or asked for: fed the baby on demand.See also: demand, onEncyclopediaSeedemandOn Demand
Related to On Demand: Video on demandOn DemandPayable immediately on request. A note that is payable on demand is one that is to be paid the moment payment is requested by the individual who has legal possession thereof. Cross-references Commercial Paper. on demandadj. in a promissory note, a requirement that the amount due must be paid when the person to whom the funds are owed demands payment (rather than upon a certain date or on installments). Such a note is called a "demand note." (See: demand note) MedicalSeeo/d |