imperative
a 命令的，强制的（imper+ative）
释义2：
imperative
/ im5perEtiv /
◙ adjective1. of vital importance; crucial • 至关重要的，至关紧要的 »immediate action was imperative. 立即行动至关重要。 »[with clause] it is imperative that standards are maintained. 维持标准是至关重要的。2. giving an authoritative command; peremptory • 命令的，强制的，专横的 »the bell pealed again, a final imperative call. 铃又响了，这是最后的命令。 [Grammar] denoting the mood of a verb that expresses a command or exhortation, as in come here!• [语法] 祈使语气的（表示命令，劝告，如come here!）◙ noun1. an essential or urgent thing• 基本；当务之急 »free movement of labour was an economic imperative. 劳动力的自由流动是经济的基本。 a factor or influence making something necessary• 必要性 »the change came about through a financial imperative. 这改变是由于财政必要性而发生的。 a thing felt as an obligation• 义务，职责 »the moral imperative of aiding Third World development. 帮助第三世界发展的道德义务。2. [Grammar] a verb or phrase in the imperative mood• [语法] 祈使语气动词，祈使语气短语 (the imperative)the imperative mood• 祈使语气【派生】
♦ imperatival adjective♦ imperatively adverb♦ imperativeness noun【语源】
1. late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from late Latin imperativus (literally 'specially ordered', translating Greek prostatikē enklisis 'imperative mood'), from imperare 'to command', from in- 'towards' + parare 'make ready'
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