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compulsory (adj.)
[compulsory 词源字典]
1580s, from Medieval Latin
compulsorius
, from Latin
compulsus
, past participle of
compellere
"to drive together, force, compel" (see
compel
).
[compulsory etymology, compulsory origin, 英语词源]