requirement

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Pronunciation

/rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/(rih-KWY-ur-munt)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

要求;必要条件(必须满足的规定或条件)

Definition

A thing that is needed or wanted; a condition that must be met.

Word family

  • require/rɪˈkwaɪə/(v)要求;需要
  • required/rɪˈkwaɪəd/(adj)被要求的

Collocations

  • meet requirements
  • legal requirement
  • system requirements
  • minimum requirement
  • regulatory requirement
  • user requirements

Examples

  1. 1.All applicants must meet the minimum experience requirement before their application will be considered.
  2. 2.Gathering user requirements early in the design process reduces the risk of building something nobody actually needs.

Synonyms

  • condition/kənˈdɪʃən/a circumstance that must exist
  • prerequisite/priːˈrekwɪzɪt/something required in advance
  • specification/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/a detailed requirement

Etymology

from "require" + "-ment," with "require" from Latin "requirere" (to seek)