required reading
required reading — 慣用語
1. Books, articles, reports, or other written materials that people are expected to
必讀
被指定必須閱讀的內容
Books, articles, reports, or other written materials that people are expected to read because they contain important or necessary information — for example, texts assigned for a university course, or influential works in a professional field.
Dr. Park put three journal articles on the required reading list for her spring economics seminar.
Park 教授為她的春季經濟學研討會指定了三篇期刊文章作為必讀資料。
collocation: required reading list
For journalism students, the Associated Press Stylebook is widely seen as required reading.
對新聞系學生來說，《美聯社格式手冊》被廣泛視為必讀教材。
pattern: be seen as required reading
The course syllabus listed ten novels as required reading for the final exam.
這門課的課程大綱列出了十本小說作為期末考的指定閱讀。
This government report on national health policies should be required reading for every hospital administrator.
這份關於國家醫療政策的政府報告，每位醫院管理者都應該列為必讀文件。
The Watanabe family book club treats Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest essays as required reading for their autumn discussion.
渡邊家的讀書會將 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 的最新散文視為秋季討論會的必讀書目。
- essential reading
more general; can refer to any highly recommended text, not only mandatory ones
- set text
British English term for a book assigned for study in a school or exam
- prescribed reading
slightly more formal; often used in official course or exam contexts
- optional reading
reading that students may choose to do but are not required to complete
文法句型
be required reading for [audience]
be considered required reading
required reading list
用法筆記
Often used figuratively to stress how influential or informative a piece of writing is, even outside a formal academic context.