Definition of obligatory in English:

obligatory

adjective əˈblɪɡət(ə)riəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri

1Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
（根据法律、道德标准或其他规章的规定）应承担义务的，必须履行的；强制性的
use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory
如今在车上系安全带是强制性的规定。
Example sentencesExamples
- Regulations need to be introduced and strictly enforced to make it obligatory for workplace testing where there is evidence of a high risk from radon.
- Until the final clarification of the obligatory requisites, they cannot be traded on the Stock Exchange.
- With all the attention lavished on big cases by the media, have such appearances become obligatory and, as a result, changed the rules that lawyers must follow?
- Self-sufficient women and changing social rules mean marriage is no longer obligatory.
- First of all, what is the statutory or obligatory requirement for rank on a disciplinary tribunal?
- During his rule an obligatory school system was introduced.
- Good and bad, right and wrong, victims and survivors and the obligatory sex and violence - what other moral and visual ingredients do you need to get both ratings and campaigning kudos?
- Although attendance is not obligatory, there is one hard-fast rule and that is that once the youths are dropped off at the centre, they are not permitted to leave until the club comes to a close.
- While it is a fact that the Official Guide rules extra time obligatory at the end of a second draw, it also allows the League organisers to draw up their own rules before the start of such competitions.
- By virtue of a developing custom, particular conduct may be considered to be permitted or obligatory in legal terms, or abstention from particular conduct may come to be considered a legal duty.
- It was just a matter of the requisite number of planning meetings and then obligatory rehearsals.
- It has been a demanding day, but demanding is not obligatory.
- If the government enforces two legislations for two similar obligatory programs, the result would be legal uncertainty, he said.
- Mortgage protection policies are only obligatory when buying your own home - they are not required for investment properties.
- And then of course, as is apparently compulsory these days, there's the obligatory shock twist ending that doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
- The protest was the first public display of dissent by women since the 1979 revolution, when the new regime enforced obligatory veiling.
- I can't by morals and obligatory familial nature allow you to keep him wondering and locked in his room without conversation or band practice for any more days.
- Legal experts equate obligatory drug testing to suspicionless searches, and doubt any rational court would allow for the testing of entire student bodies.
- It insists on the introduction of obligatory rules for anti-discriminatory conduct in the job descriptions of schoolteachers.
- Being born in the US bestows US citizenship on the offspring and eliminates the obligatory military service requirement.
Synonyms
compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded, statutory, enforced, binding, incumbent
requisite, necessary, imperative, unavoidable, inescapable, essential
1. 1.1 (of a ruling) having binding force.
  （规定，裁决）有约束力的
  a sovereign whose laws are obligatory
  其法律有约束力的主权国家。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The command gains obligatory force because it is judged worthy of obedience.
  Neither governments nor courts have accepted the Universal Declaration as an instrument with obligatory force.
  The National Conference is the UDF supreme body - its decisions are obligatory to all UDF members.
  Synonyms
  irrevocable, unalterable, unbreakable, indissoluble, permanent
2. 1.2humorous So customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion.
  〈常幽默〉（依照习惯或风尚）少不了的；必有的
  it was a quiet little street with the obligatory pub at the end
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite the occasional obligatory trumpet with a mind of its own, Lucas kept the tempos lively.
  They took the obligatory 45 minutes to be fashionably late, and boy, did we ever love them for it.
  Then we have the obligatory fashion section, which again, is well laid out and quite fun if you enjoy playing dress up and trying on a different identity every week.
  You half expect Jesus, Mary and the obligatory donkey to walk around a corner, and then the bell to ring for hometime.
  At this point, I decided to change my strategy and made the obligatory pit stop earlier than expected.
  She revels in her emotional, moral and intellectual ineptitude, in the obligatory tiny little dress, prancing around on the nearest available red carpet, loving it.
  After the old fella collecting money, we passed the old guy at the door greeting customers, with the obligatory vest, badges and balloons for the kids.
  Now we're graduates, people are doing the obligatory year down under, and having the mandatory farewell sessions.
  But after the usual obligatory rejection of an initial approach, the markets expected an increase in the offer to match shareholders' higher expectations.
  It only took around an hour to get to the summit of Mt Loch, which was rather disappointing, so after the obligatory snowball fight, we got serious and ventured along another trail that we found.
  Synonyms
  customary, traditional, usual, accustomed, routine, familiar, regular, habitual
  French de rigueur
  literary wonted

Derivatives

obligatorily

adverb əˈblɪɡət(ə)rɪliəˈblɪɡəˌtɔrəli

After everyone obligatorily restored the room to its default state, they congregated one last time outdoors for photo opportunities and idle chitchat.
Example sentencesExamples
- They speak intimately of the value of art history for the artist; not as a dry subject, obligatorily learnt in darkened lecture theatres with projected slides, but lived art history, seen with fresh eyes, big with wonder, at great museums.
- Where once crime novels were obligatorily set in English villages or country houses, now they crop up everywhere, like alternative guidebooks.
- Even nouns such as groceries and trousers, which in their referential use obligatorily appear in plural form, lack the plural inflection in compounds: a grocery store, a trouser factory.
- ‘Yes sir,’ The driver responded obligatorily as Josef pushed the button to raise the divider between the cabins.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- 'obliged', from the verb obligare (see oblige).

Definition of obligatory in US English:

obligatory

adjectiveəˈbliɡəˌtôrēəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri

1Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
（根据法律、道德标准或其他规章的规定）应承担义务的，必须履行的；强制性的
use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory
如今在车上系安全带是强制性的规定。
Example sentencesExamples
- The protest was the first public display of dissent by women since the 1979 revolution, when the new regime enforced obligatory veiling.
- Mortgage protection policies are only obligatory when buying your own home - they are not required for investment properties.
- Self-sufficient women and changing social rules mean marriage is no longer obligatory.
- I can't by morals and obligatory familial nature allow you to keep him wondering and locked in his room without conversation or band practice for any more days.
- And then of course, as is apparently compulsory these days, there's the obligatory shock twist ending that doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
- During his rule an obligatory school system was introduced.
- Good and bad, right and wrong, victims and survivors and the obligatory sex and violence - what other moral and visual ingredients do you need to get both ratings and campaigning kudos?
- Until the final clarification of the obligatory requisites, they cannot be traded on the Stock Exchange.
- With all the attention lavished on big cases by the media, have such appearances become obligatory and, as a result, changed the rules that lawyers must follow?
- First of all, what is the statutory or obligatory requirement for rank on a disciplinary tribunal?
- If the government enforces two legislations for two similar obligatory programs, the result would be legal uncertainty, he said.
- Being born in the US bestows US citizenship on the offspring and eliminates the obligatory military service requirement.
- By virtue of a developing custom, particular conduct may be considered to be permitted or obligatory in legal terms, or abstention from particular conduct may come to be considered a legal duty.
- It was just a matter of the requisite number of planning meetings and then obligatory rehearsals.
- It has been a demanding day, but demanding is not obligatory.
- Legal experts equate obligatory drug testing to suspicionless searches, and doubt any rational court would allow for the testing of entire student bodies.
- Regulations need to be introduced and strictly enforced to make it obligatory for workplace testing where there is evidence of a high risk from radon.
- While it is a fact that the Official Guide rules extra time obligatory at the end of a second draw, it also allows the League organisers to draw up their own rules before the start of such competitions.
- It insists on the introduction of obligatory rules for anti-discriminatory conduct in the job descriptions of schoolteachers.
- Although attendance is not obligatory, there is one hard-fast rule and that is that once the youths are dropped off at the centre, they are not permitted to leave until the club comes to a close.
Synonyms
compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded, statutory, enforced, binding, incumbent
1. 1.1 (of a ruling) having binding force.
  （规定，裁决）有约束力的
  a sovereign whose laws are obligatory
  其法律有约束力的主权国家。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Neither governments nor courts have accepted the Universal Declaration as an instrument with obligatory force.
  The National Conference is the UDF supreme body - its decisions are obligatory to all UDF members.
  The command gains obligatory force because it is judged worthy of obedience.
  Synonyms
  irrevocable, unalterable, unbreakable, indissoluble, permanent
2. 1.2humorous So customary or routine as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion.
  〈常幽默〉（依照习惯或风尚）少不了的；必有的
  after the obligatory preamble on the weather he got down to business
  在习惯性的关于天气的开场白之后他开始了正题。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But after the usual obligatory rejection of an initial approach, the markets expected an increase in the offer to match shareholders' higher expectations.
  Now we're graduates, people are doing the obligatory year down under, and having the mandatory farewell sessions.
  She revels in her emotional, moral and intellectual ineptitude, in the obligatory tiny little dress, prancing around on the nearest available red carpet, loving it.
  Then we have the obligatory fashion section, which again, is well laid out and quite fun if you enjoy playing dress up and trying on a different identity every week.
  Despite the occasional obligatory trumpet with a mind of its own, Lucas kept the tempos lively.
  You half expect Jesus, Mary and the obligatory donkey to walk around a corner, and then the bell to ring for hometime.
  After the old fella collecting money, we passed the old guy at the door greeting customers, with the obligatory vest, badges and balloons for the kids.
  It only took around an hour to get to the summit of Mt Loch, which was rather disappointing, so after the obligatory snowball fight, we got serious and ventured along another trail that we found.
  They took the obligatory 45 minutes to be fashionably late, and boy, did we ever love them for it.
  At this point, I decided to change my strategy and made the obligatory pit stop earlier than expected.
  Synonyms
  customary, traditional, usual, accustomed, routine, familiar, regular, habitual

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare (see oblige).

词汇	obligatory
释义	Definition of obligatory in English: obligatory adjective əˈblɪɡət(ə)riəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri 1Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory. （根据法律、道德标准或其他规章的规定）应承担义务的，必须履行的；强制性的 use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory 如今在车上系安全带是强制性的规定。 Example sentencesExamples Regulations need to be introduced and strictly enforced to make it obligatory for workplace testing where there is evidence of a high risk from radon. Until the final clarification of the obligatory requisites, they cannot be traded on the Stock Exchange. With all the attention lavished on big cases by the media, have such appearances become obligatory and, as a result, changed the rules that lawyers must follow? Self-sufficient women and changing social rules mean marriage is no longer obligatory. First of all, what is the statutory or obligatory requirement for rank on a disciplinary tribunal? During his rule an obligatory school system was introduced. Good and bad, right and wrong, victims and survivors and the obligatory sex and violence - what other moral and visual ingredients do you need to get both ratings and campaigning kudos? Although attendance is not obligatory, there is one hard-fast rule and that is that once the youths are dropped off at the centre, they are not permitted to leave until the club comes to a close. While it is a fact that the Official Guide rules extra time obligatory at the end of a second draw, it also allows the League organisers to draw up their own rules before the start of such competitions. By virtue of a developing custom, particular conduct may be considered to be permitted or obligatory in legal terms, or abstention from particular conduct may come to be considered a legal duty. It was just a matter of the requisite number of planning meetings and then obligatory rehearsals. It has been a demanding day, but demanding is not obligatory. If the government enforces two legislations for two similar obligatory programs, the result would be legal uncertainty, he said. Mortgage protection policies are only obligatory when buying your own home - they are not required for investment properties. And then of course, as is apparently compulsory these days, there's the obligatory shock twist ending that doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny. The protest was the first public display of dissent by women since the 1979 revolution, when the new regime enforced obligatory veiling. I can't by morals and obligatory familial nature allow you to keep him wondering and locked in his room without conversation or band practice for any more days. Legal experts equate obligatory drug testing to suspicionless searches, and doubt any rational court would allow for the testing of entire student bodies. It insists on the introduction of obligatory rules for anti-discriminatory conduct in the job descriptions of schoolteachers. Being born in the US bestows US citizenship on the offspring and eliminates the obligatory military service requirement. Synonyms compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded, statutory, enforced, binding, incumbent requisite, necessary, imperative, unavoidable, inescapable, essential 1.1 (of a ruling) having binding force. （规定，裁决）有约束力的 a sovereign whose laws are obligatory 其法律有约束力的主权国家。 Example sentencesExamples The command gains obligatory force because it is judged worthy of obedience. Neither governments nor courts have accepted the Universal Declaration as an instrument with obligatory force. The National Conference is the UDF supreme body - its decisions are obligatory to all UDF members. Synonyms irrevocable, unalterable, unbreakable, indissoluble, permanent 1.2humorous So customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion. 〈常幽默〉（依照习惯或风尚）少不了的；必有的 it was a quiet little street with the obligatory pub at the end Example sentencesExamples Despite the occasional obligatory trumpet with a mind of its own, Lucas kept the tempos lively. They took the obligatory 45 minutes to be fashionably late, and boy, did we ever love them for it. Then we have the obligatory fashion section, which again, is well laid out and quite fun if you enjoy playing dress up and trying on a different identity every week. You half expect Jesus, Mary and the obligatory donkey to walk around a corner, and then the bell to ring for hometime. At this point, I decided to change my strategy and made the obligatory pit stop earlier than expected. She revels in her emotional, moral and intellectual ineptitude, in the obligatory tiny little dress, prancing around on the nearest available red carpet, loving it. After the old fella collecting money, we passed the old guy at the door greeting customers, with the obligatory vest, badges and balloons for the kids. Now we're graduates, people are doing the obligatory year down under, and having the mandatory farewell sessions. But after the usual obligatory rejection of an initial approach, the markets expected an increase in the offer to match shareholders' higher expectations. It only took around an hour to get to the summit of Mt Loch, which was rather disappointing, so after the obligatory snowball fight, we got serious and ventured along another trail that we found. Synonyms customary, traditional, usual, accustomed, routine, familiar, regular, habitual French de rigueur literary wonted Derivatives obligatorily adverb əˈblɪɡət(ə)rɪliəˈblɪɡəˌtɔrəli After everyone obligatorily restored the room to its default state, they congregated one last time outdoors for photo opportunities and idle chitchat. Example sentencesExamples They speak intimately of the value of art history for the artist; not as a dry subject, obligatorily learnt in darkened lecture theatres with projected slides, but lived art history, seen with fresh eyes, big with wonder, at great museums. Where once crime novels were obligatorily set in English villages or country houses, now they crop up everywhere, like alternative guidebooks. Even nouns such as groceries and trousers, which in their referential use obligatorily appear in plural form, lack the plural inflection in compounds: a grocery store, a trouser factory. ‘Yes sir,’ The driver responded obligatorily as Josef pushed the button to raise the divider between the cabins. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- 'obliged', from the verb obligare (see oblige). Definition of obligatory in US English: obligatory adjectiveəˈbliɡəˌtôrēəˈblɪɡəˌtɔri 1Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory. （根据法律、道德标准或其他规章的规定）应承担义务的，必须履行的；强制性的 use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory 如今在车上系安全带是强制性的规定。 Example sentencesExamples The protest was the first public display of dissent by women since the 1979 revolution, when the new regime enforced obligatory veiling. Mortgage protection policies are only obligatory when buying your own home - they are not required for investment properties. Self-sufficient women and changing social rules mean marriage is no longer obligatory. I can't by morals and obligatory familial nature allow you to keep him wondering and locked in his room without conversation or band practice for any more days. And then of course, as is apparently compulsory these days, there's the obligatory shock twist ending that doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny. During his rule an obligatory school system was introduced. Good and bad, right and wrong, victims and survivors and the obligatory sex and violence - what other moral and visual ingredients do you need to get both ratings and campaigning kudos? Until the final clarification of the obligatory requisites, they cannot be traded on the Stock Exchange. With all the attention lavished on big cases by the media, have such appearances become obligatory and, as a result, changed the rules that lawyers must follow? First of all, what is the statutory or obligatory requirement for rank on a disciplinary tribunal? If the government enforces two legislations for two similar obligatory programs, the result would be legal uncertainty, he said. Being born in the US bestows US citizenship on the offspring and eliminates the obligatory military service requirement. By virtue of a developing custom, particular conduct may be considered to be permitted or obligatory in legal terms, or abstention from particular conduct may come to be considered a legal duty. It was just a matter of the requisite number of planning meetings and then obligatory rehearsals. It has been a demanding day, but demanding is not obligatory. Legal experts equate obligatory drug testing to suspicionless searches, and doubt any rational court would allow for the testing of entire student bodies. Regulations need to be introduced and strictly enforced to make it obligatory for workplace testing where there is evidence of a high risk from radon. While it is a fact that the Official Guide rules extra time obligatory at the end of a second draw, it also allows the League organisers to draw up their own rules before the start of such competitions. It insists on the introduction of obligatory rules for anti-discriminatory conduct in the job descriptions of schoolteachers. Although attendance is not obligatory, there is one hard-fast rule and that is that once the youths are dropped off at the centre, they are not permitted to leave until the club comes to a close. Synonyms compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded, statutory, enforced, binding, incumbent 1.1 (of a ruling) having binding force. （规定，裁决）有约束力的 a sovereign whose laws are obligatory 其法律有约束力的主权国家。 Example sentencesExamples Neither governments nor courts have accepted the Universal Declaration as an instrument with obligatory force. The National Conference is the UDF supreme body - its decisions are obligatory to all UDF members. The command gains obligatory force because it is judged worthy of obedience. Synonyms irrevocable, unalterable, unbreakable, indissoluble, permanent 1.2humorous So customary or routine as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion. 〈常幽默〉（依照习惯或风尚）少不了的；必有的 after the obligatory preamble on the weather he got down to business 在习惯性的关于天气的开场白之后他开始了正题。 Example sentencesExamples But after the usual obligatory rejection of an initial approach, the markets expected an increase in the offer to match shareholders' higher expectations. Now we're graduates, people are doing the obligatory year down under, and having the mandatory farewell sessions. She revels in her emotional, moral and intellectual ineptitude, in the obligatory tiny little dress, prancing around on the nearest available red carpet, loving it. Then we have the obligatory fashion section, which again, is well laid out and quite fun if you enjoy playing dress up and trying on a different identity every week. Despite the occasional obligatory trumpet with a mind of its own, Lucas kept the tempos lively. You half expect Jesus, Mary and the obligatory donkey to walk around a corner, and then the bell to ring for hometime. After the old fella collecting money, we passed the old guy at the door greeting customers, with the obligatory vest, badges and balloons for the kids. It only took around an hour to get to the summit of Mt Loch, which was rather disappointing, so after the obligatory snowball fight, we got serious and ventured along another trail that we found. They took the obligatory 45 minutes to be fashionably late, and boy, did we ever love them for it. At this point, I decided to change my strategy and made the obligatory pit stop earlier than expected. Synonyms customary, traditional, usual, accustomed, routine, familiar, regular, habitual Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin obligatorius, from Latin obligat- ‘obliged’, from the verb obligare (see oblige).
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