- [uncountable, countable] (formal)
strong pressure that makes somebody do something that they do not want to do 强迫；强制 - compulsion (to do something)
You are under no compulsion to pay immediately. 没有人强迫你立刻付款。 - compulsion (on somebody) to do something
There are no compulsions on students to attend classes. 没有强求学生上课。 The legal system is based on compulsion. 法律制度是以强制为基础的。
Extra ExamplesThere is an element of compulsion in the new plan for the unemployed. 新的失业方案有强迫的成分在里面。 There is no compulsion to say anything. 没有规定一定要说什么。 You are under no compulsion to disclose this information. 没有人强制你披露这一信息。 You're under no compulsion to take part. 没有规定你必须参加。 Although there was no legal compulsion, the moral obligation to pay was strong. 虽然没有法律强制，但支付的道德义务是强烈的。 The use of compulsion in psychiatric care is a controversial issue. 精神病治疗中强制的使用是一个有争议的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strange
- inner
- element
- feel
- have
- under compulsion
- there is no compulsion
- compulsion (to do something)
- [countable] compulsion (to do something)
a strong desire to do something, especially something that is wrong, silly or dangerous （尤指做不正确、愚蠢或危险事的）强烈欲望，冲动 He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything. 他感到一阵强烈的冲动，想要把一切都告诉她。 Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives. 生活压力大的人常常会产生痴迷和易于冲动。 He felt a great compulsion to drive too fast. 他感到一股想超速飙车的强烈冲动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strange
- inner
- element
- feel
- have
- under compulsion
- there is no compulsion
see also compel
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio(n-), from compellere ‘to drive, force’, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.