c. 1400, from Old French obligatoire "creating an obligation, obligatory," and directly from Late Latin obligatorius "binding," from obligat-, past participle stem of obligare (see oblige).
雙語例句
1. His lips curved up in the obligatory smile, acknowledging the compliment.
他嘴邊禮節(jié)性地?cái)D出一個(gè)微笑，以示對(duì)稱贊致謝。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers.
全都是些部長們常說的騙人鬼話和少不了的奉承恭維。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She was wearing the obligatory sweater and pearl necklace.
她穿著那件經(jīng)常穿的毛衣，戴著那串慣常戴的珍珠項(xiàng)鏈。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing.
所有員工必須穿防護(hù)服裝。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland.