com.pul.sion

compulsion的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [kəmˈpʌlʃən]
KK音标发音： [kəmˈpʌlʃən]

compulsion的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act of compelling.
逼迫：逼迫的行为

2. The state of being compelled.
被迫：被迫的状态

3. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation:
冲动：无法抑制的冲动，不顾动机是否合理：

“The compulsion to protect the powerful from the discomfort of public disclosure feeds further abuse and neglect”(Boston Globe)
“为了使当权者免受被当众揭发的痛苦，这股冲动进一步助长了权力滥用和玩忽职守”(波士顿环球)

4. An act or acts performed in response to such an impulse.
冲动：回应上述冲动的行为

compulsion的词源：

5. Middle English
中古英语

6. from Old French
源自 古法语

7. from Late Latin compulsi? compulsi?n-
源自 后期拉丁语 compulsi? compulsi?n-

8. from Latin compulsus [past participle of] compellere [to compel] * see compel
源自 拉丁语 compulsus [] compellere的过去分词 [迫使] *参见 compel