obligatorily
obligatorily — 副詞
1. with no choice about it, because some rule or law forces you to act
強制地
因規定或法律而非做不可地
with no choice about it, because some rule or law forces you to act
At Christopher's old school, every pupil obligatorily wore a tie each morning.
在 Christopher 以前的學校，每位學生每天早上都被強制要戴領帶。
obligatorily + verb describing a required action
All drivers in the city must obligatorily carry proof of insurance in the car.
市區內所有駕駛都必須強制在車上備妥保險證明。
modal 'must' + obligatorily reinforcing a legal duty
New staff are obligatorily trained in fire safety before their first shift begins.
新進員工在第一次輪班前，都被強制接受消防安全訓練。
Mira learned that the form must be signed obligatorily by both parents.
Mira 得知這份表格必須由雙方家長強制簽署。
- compulsorily
more common; same idea of being required by rule
- mandatorily
formal; stresses an official order
- optionally
free to choose instead of being forced
- voluntarily
by your own choice, with no rule forcing it
用法筆記
Subject is usually a rule, law, or official policy that removes personal choice. Often pairs with 'must' to stress the legal force.
常見錯誤
2. as something that happens almost every time, so people simply expect it to occur
照例地
因為幾乎每次都發生而被預期地
as something that happens almost every time, so people simply expect it to occur
Every wedding speech obligatorily ended with a toast to the happy couple.
每場婚禮致詞照例都以向這對新人敬酒作結。
obligatorily marking a routine, expected event
Iris noticed that each office party obligatorily featured the same old playlist.
Iris 發現每次辦公室派對照例都會放同一份老歌單。
The summer festival obligatorily opens with a parade through the main square.
夏季慶典照例會以一場穿越大廣場的遊行揭開序幕。
Family dinners at Padma's house obligatorily began with a short prayer.
在 Padma 家的家庭晚餐照例都先以一段簡短的禱告開始。
- inevitably
stresses that something is certain to happen
- routinely
plainer word for something done as a regular habit
- rarely
happens only now and then, against expectation
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here nothing legally forces the action — it is simply so customary that people treat it as a given.