mandatory
Chinese meaning
强制性的;法定的
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Example
Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.
高层卫生官员的强制性审查,以及对235个「不受欢迎词汇」的逐一核查,使数百份已通过评审的拨款申请陷入行政僵局。
Source: Nature
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自晚期拉丁语 mandatorius,来自 mandātor(发令者),根词 mandare 意为「交付命令」
- mandate(命令)+ -ory(形容词后缀,表「具有……性质的」)
Collocations
- mandatory review / mandatory sentence / mandatory requirement

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