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compulsion n.强迫,强制,[心]强迫性冲动 If you go back to the Latin, you find compulsus, the past participle of the verb compellere, "to compel." You can see the connection with our word compulsion, which means "something compelling." The word gained a more psychological meaning in 1909 in a translation of Freud’s studies, suggesting a type of neurosis that impels a person to do things in an obsessive manner. ★☆☆☆☆ 2002.2

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[kəm'pʌlʃ(ə)n] Let's say you have a secret. You've promised not to tell, but there's something forcing you to call a friend and spill the beans. This force is compulsion, that urge to do something even though you know you shouldn't. That compulsion has resulted in robotics -- the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]强烈欲望；(难以克制的)冲动 A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.   [oft N to-inf]He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run...他突然有一种想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的冲动。It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]强迫；强制 If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it. Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion...很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。

英语单词	compulsion
英美音标	[kəm'pʌlʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.强迫,强制,[心]强迫性冲动
vocab简明	Let's say you have a secret. You've promised not to tell, but there's something forcing you to call a friend and spill the beans. This force is compulsion, that urge to do something even though you know you shouldn't.
vocab扩展	If you go back to the Latin, you find compulsus, the past participle of the verb compellere, "to compel." You can see the connection with our word compulsion, which means "something compelling." The word gained a more psychological meaning in 1909 in a translation of Freud’s studies, suggesting a type of neurosis that impels a person to do things in an obsessive manner.
真题原句	That compulsion has resulted in robotics -- the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]强烈欲望；(难以克制的)冲动 A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. [oft N to-inf] He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run... 他突然有一种想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的冲动。 It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer. 成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]强迫；强制 If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it. Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion... 很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。 There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed. 政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。
来源	2002.2

Compulsion Force Find Word Kəm'pʌlʃ(ə)N N.强迫,强制,[心]强迫性冲动 Secret Promised