| 单词 | obligatory |
| 释义 | obligatory (once / 3295 pages) adj 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. Obligatory derives from the verb oblige, as in "after she was so nice, I felt obliged to take her a present." Some people feel burdened by lives of common obligation, giving presents, returning phone calls, eating birthday cake, attending religious services––none of which they feel any real desire to do. WORD FAMILYobligatory: nonobligatory+/disoblige: disobliged, disobliges, disobliging/disobliging: disobligingly/oblige: disoblige, obligatory, obliged, obliger, obliges, obliging/obliged: obligedly/obliger: obligers/obliging: obligingly, obligingness, unobliging/unobliging: unobligingly USAGE EXAMPLESAt this point the inclusion of this animated Netflix series on various Best of TV lists seems obligatory. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) This might suggest that work-related absences are seen as more obligatory and less voluntary for men than they are for women. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) “It is an obligatory migration, forced by the generalized violence,” Gonzalez said. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj required by obligation or compulsion or convention he made all the obligatory apologies Syn necessary absolutely essential 2adj morally or legally constraining or binding attendance is obligatory an obligatory contribution Syn|Ant bounden morally obligatory compulsory, mandatory, requiredrequired by rule de rigueurrequired by etiquette or usage or fashion imposedset forth authoritatively as obligatory incumbent onmorally binding or necessary indispensableunavoidable prerequisiterequired as a prior condition or course of study necessaryabsolutely essential optional possible but not necessary; left to personal choice electivenot compulsory ex gratiaas a favor; not compelled by legal right facultativenot compulsory nonmandatory, nonobligatorynot required by rule or law |
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