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obligatory

adjective
🔊/əˈblɪɡətri/
🔊/əˈblɪɡətɔːri/
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  1. (formal) that you must do because of the law, rules, etc.（按法律、规定等）必须的，强制的 synonym compulsory
    • The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory.学院管理部门现已将这些课程列为必修课。
    • obligatory for somebody These classes are obligatory for all first-year students.这些课程是所有一年级学生的必修课。
    • obligatory to do something It is obligatory to report all cases of the disease to the authorities.必须向当局报告所有疾病病例。
    • obligatory for somebody to do something It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.所有员工必须穿防护服装。🔊🔊
    opposite optional
    Extra Examples
    • Muslims perform five obligatory prayers each day.穆斯林每天执行五次强制性祈祷。
    • Recently safety regulations have made it obligatory for all competitors to wear fist protectors.最近，所有参赛者都必须按安全规定戴拳套。
    Topics Permission and obligationc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • almost
    • practically
    • morally
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The hotel has a terrace with comfy chairs for that obligatory cocktail.这家旅馆有个露台，摆放着舒适的椅子，供人们喝上一杯那似乎是不可或缺的鸡尾酒。
    • It's almost obligatory to have a blog nowadays.如今几乎人人都得开博客。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • almost
    • practically
    • morally
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.