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Drive Compel 4490.Compel 英 Kəm'pel]美 Kəm'pɛl 释义 Vt

正面 4490.compel
英 [kəm'pel]美 [kəm'pɛl]

背面
释义:
vt. 强迫,迫使;强使发生n. (Compel)人名;(法)孔佩尔
例句:
1. The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.这项法律可强制父亲定期支付子女费用。

1、com- "together" + -pel.2、字面含义:drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).3、其原始字面含义为:迫使或将其驱赶到一起;后来含义由此引申和一般化,表示广义的、一般意义的强迫、迫使。4. 共同向前推,让你进教室向女生表白。
compel 强迫com-, 强调。-pel, 驱使,词源同appeal, pulse.
compelcompel: see pulsecompel (v.)mid-14c., from Old French compellir, from Latin compellere "to drive together, drive to one place" (of cattle), "to force or compel" (of persons), from com- "together" (see com-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Compelled; compelling."

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