Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1078
requirement
要求；必要条件；所需之物
Something that is needed or demanded; a necessity or prerequisite.
- 1.
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
必要或先决条件；必须或强制的事物。
- 2.
required activity
必需的活动；要求做的事
- 3.
Something asked.
被要求的事物。
- 4.
anything indispensable
必需的事物
- 5.
A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
以领域特定术语表述的声明,规定实现必须满足的可验证约束；若不满足,则视为不可接受、导致实现失败或系统失败。
- 6.
something that is required in advance
事先要求的东西；先决条件
需求；规格要求；必要或先决条件；必须或强制的事物。；必需的活动；要求做的事；被要求的事物。；必需的事物
In use
Meeting the minimum requirement for the position is essential.
This course has a prerequisite requirement of prior programming experience.
The tenant must fulfill the requirement to pay rent on the first of each month.
the requirements of his work affected his health
allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
requirement for sth
表示对某事物的要求。
The university has a strict requirement for high school transcripts.
大学对高中成绩单有严格的要求。
requirement that clause
后接同位语从句，从句用虚拟语气（should+动词原形或动词原形）。
Connections
Collocations
- meet the requirements
- 满足要求
- You must meet all the requirements to apply for the scholarship.你必须满足所有要求才能申请奖学金。
- entry requirements
- 入学要求
- The university has strict entry requirements for international students.这所大学对国际学生有严格的入学要求。
- legal requirements
- 法律要求
- The company must comply with all legal requirements regarding data protection.公司必须遵守所有关于数据保护的法律要求。
- technical requirements
- 技术要求
- This project has specific technical requirements that must be fulfilled.这个项目有特定的技术要求必须达到。
- customer requirements
- 客户要求
- We need to understand the customer requirements before starting the design.我们在开始设计前需要了解客户要求。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把requirement拆成re（反复）和quire（问），老板反复问你要什么，那就是你的要求（必要条件）。
Context & Register
中性语域，广泛用于正式和非正式场合，如法律要求（legal requirement）、工作要求（job requirement）、课程要求（course requirement）等。通常不带有强烈的情感色彩，但具体语境下注册可能因修饰词而变化，例如“strict requirement”更正式，“basic requirement”较中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 for 连用，也可接 that 从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ment ending but have different stress patterns; they do not rhyme with requirement because the stressed vowel and following sounds differ.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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