requirement
Bridgezipf 4.26Pronunciation
/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.All applicants must meet the minimum experience requirement before their application will be considered.
- 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)