compelled

IPA/kəmˈpeld/
KK[kəmpˈɛld]IPA/kəmˈpeld/

compelled — adjective

  • compelledpositive
  • more compelledcomparative
  • most compelledsuperlative

1. made to do something either because a rule or situation leaves no choice, or bec

1.形容詞B2
釋義

made to do something either because a rule or situation leaves no choice, or because a strong inner sense of duty pushes you to.

例句

After reading the hungry child's letter, Hannah felt compelled to donate her savings.

feel compelled to + infinitive for a strong inner duty

The new safety rule left the factory workers compelled to wear thick gloves.

be compelled to + infinitive when a rule removes choice

同義詞
  • obliged

    very close; stresses a duty or rule, slightly more formal

  • forced

    stronger and more physical; suggests no choice at all

  • driven

    emphasises an inner urge rather than an outside rule

反義詞

文法句型

feel compelled to + infinitive

be compelled to + infinitive

用法筆記

Almost always predicative and followed by a to-infinitive (feel/be compelled to do). The force can be external (a law, a rule) or internal (conscience, curiosity); the to-infinitive names the action you cannot avoid.

常見錯誤

❌I am compelled doing this report tonight.
✅I am compelled to do this report tonight.
💡compelled takes a to-infinitive, not an -ing form.
❌a compelled decision
✅a forced decision
💡compelled describes the person who must act, not the thing they produce.