Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #26084
contractually
按合同；根据合同规定
核心释义
by or according to a contract
- 1.
依据契约；通过合同方式。
By means of a contract.
依据契约；通过合同方式。；合约地；合同性地；契约规定地
用法In use
She is contractually required to give two weeks' notice before leaving.
用法提示：此处contractually修饰required，表示‘按合同规定地’。
The company is contractually bound to maintain the equipment.
用法提示：contractually修饰bound，说明义务来源于合同。
We are contractually entitled to a full refund if the service is cancelled.
用法提示：contractually修饰entitled，表示权利由合同赋予。
be contractually obliged to do sth
contractually 强调依据合同的法律约束，常与 oblige、bind 等动词的被动式搭配。
The seller is contractually obliged to refund the full amount.
卖方按合同规定有义务退还全部款项。
contractually agree to do sth
在主动语态中，contractually 修饰动词 agree，表示“以合同形式约定”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- contractually bound
- 受合同约束
- The parties are contractually bound to deliver the goods by Friday.双方受合同约束，须在周五前交货。
- contractually obligated
- 负有合同义务
- You are contractually obligated to maintain the property.你负有合同义务，须维护该房产。
- contractually agreed
- 合同约定的
- The price was contractually agreed in advance.价格事先已按合同约定。
- contractually required
- 合同所要求的
- The report must be submitted within the contractually required timeframe.报告必须在合同要求的时间范围内提交。
- contractually entitled
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
contract 是“合同”，加上 -ually 像“有合约地”；联想“签了合同就要按合同办”，即 contractually=按合同地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal writing、contract clauses、business correspondence contractually 是正式副词，多用于法律、合同或正式商务语境，表示“依据合同、按合同规定”。日常口语中较少出现，更常见于书面合同、法律文件或正式协议中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only actually fully rhymes with contractually when both are pronounced in full: /kənˈtræk.tʃu.ə.li/ and /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ share stressed /æk.tʃuəli/. The other listed words share the suffix /tʃuəli/ but have a different stressed vowel, so they are near-rhymes. Beware lookalikes such as usually /ˈjuː.ʒu.ə.li/, visually /ˈvɪʒ.u.ə.li/, and gradually /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/, which use /ʒ/ or /dʒ/ and do not rhyme with contractually.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.