compulsory

義務的な、必須の

規則や法律によって、必ず行うことが求められる。

やさしい英語で： Required by a rule or law, so you must do it.

• Attendance is compulsory.
• Is this course compulsory for all students?
• Wearing a helmet became compulsory last year.

使い方： compulsory for someone (The training is compulsory for new staff.)

類義語： mandatory, required, obligatory

反対語： optional, voluntary

よく使う表現： compulsory education, compulsory attendance, compulsory subject

強制的な

力や圧力によって、人に特定の行動をさせる。

やさしい英語で： Using power or pressure to make someone act in a particular way.

• The ruler relied on compulsory measures.
• The court exercised its compulsory power.
• Such compulsory methods left people little freedom.

類義語： coercive, constraining

よく使う表現： compulsory power, compulsory measures