compulsion
US /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
UK /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
名詞
1.
衝動, 強迫行為
an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes
範例:
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He felt a compulsion to check the door lock one more time.
他感到一種衝動，想再檢查一次門鎖。
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Gambling can become a compulsion that is hard to break.
賭博可能變成一種難以戒掉的癖好。
2.
強迫, 強制
the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint
範例:
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The payment was made under compulsion.
這筆款項是在強迫下支付的。
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There is no compulsion to take part in the survey.
參加這項調查並非強制性的。
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