This flashcard defines "mandatory" as an adjective meaning required by law or rule, thus compulsory. It applies to actions, procedures, or punishments that are legally binding and is often used in formal contexts.
This flashcard defines "mandatory" as an adjective that means required by law or a rule, making it compulsory. It can refer to actions, procedures, or punishments that are legally binding. The word is often used in formal contexts.
[ADJ 形容词]强制性的； 法定的；义务的 If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law.
[FORMAL 正式]
...the mandatory retirement age of 65...
65岁的法定退休年龄
Attendance is mandatory.
务必参加。
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[ADJ 形容词](惩罚)强制性的，法定的 If a crime carries a mandatory punishment, that punishment is fixed by law for all cases, in contrast to crimes for which the judge or magistrate has to decide the punishment for each particular case.
[FORMAL 正式]
...the mandatory life sentence for murder.
谋杀罪必然会面临的终身监禁
...the four-year ban which is mandatory.
为期四年的强制禁令
Oxford
man·da·tory/ˈmændətəri;mænˈdeɪtəri; NAmEˈmændətɔːri/adjective( formal) required by law 强制的；法定的；义务的SYN
compulsory
◆The offence carries a mandatory life sentence.这种罪行依照法律要判无期徒刑。mandatory(for sb) (to do sth) ◆It is mandatory for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus.血库必须检查所有捐献的血是否含有这种病毒。mandatorymandatoriesman·da·tory/ˈmændətəri;mænˈdeɪtəri; NAmEˈmændətɔːri/
if something is mandatory, the law says it must be doneSYN compulsory, obligatory → discretionarymandatory for Crash helmets are mandatory for motorcyclists. Murder carries a mandatory life sentence. The Council has made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a refresher course every three years.► see thesaurus at
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mandatory
[ˈmændətəri]
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强制性的(83%)，法定的(7%)，义务的(6%)，受托管理者(2%)，受委托的(2%)
adj.强制的；托管的；命令的
n.受托者（等于mandatary）
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