requirement

requirement — 名詞

1. A condition, rule, or item that a person must have or carry out because a partic

1.名詞B1
釋義

要求

必須具備或做到的事

A condition, rule, or item that a person must have or carry out because a particular job, course, official process, or situation demands it.

例句

When Sana applied for the engineering job, she checked whether she met all the requirements.

Sana 申請工程師職位時，她確認自己是否符合所有要求。

meet + requirement — check if conditions are satisfied

The university's language requirement means each student must complete two semesters of a foreign language.

大學的語言要求規定每位學生必須完成兩學期的外語課程。

noun phrase 'language requirement' — a specific type of requirement that must be completed

同義詞
  • necessity

    more personal and less rule-based; food and water are necessities, not job requirements

  • demand

    stronger and more urgent; implies pressure from someone in authority

  • specification

    more technical and detailed; used in engineering or manufacturing contexts

反義詞
  • option

    something that is not required; a choice rather than an obligation

文法句型

meet/fullfil/satisfy + requirement

requirement + for + noun phrase

requirement + that-clause

用法筆記

This sense is very common in plural form (requirements). Frequently appears with verbs such as meet, fulfill, satisfy, and comply with. The subject is often a person, organization, or official body.

常見錯誤

❌The job requirements is very strict.
✅The job requirements are very strict.
💡'requirements' is plural and takes a plural verb.
❌I need to fill the requirement of the form.
✅I need to fulfill the requirements listed on the form.
💡'fulfill requirements' is the natural collocation; 'fill the requirement' is not idiomatic.

2. Something that is officially expected or needed before a person can be allowed t

2.名詞B2
釋義

先決條件

做某事之前必須先具備的條件

Something that is officially expected or needed before a person can be allowed to do or receive something else, such as a more advanced course, a particular job, or a service.

例句

Calculus is a prerequisite for the advanced physics course at this university.

微積分是這所大學進階物理課程的先修條件。

prerequisite + for + course — standard noun + preposition pattern

Lien could not join the advanced photography class without first completing the introductory workshop.

Lien 如果沒有先完成入門工作坊，就無法參加進階攝影課程。

negative construction: could not join … without prerequisite

同義詞
  • prerequisite

    the most precise word for this sense, emphasising that something must happen first

  • precondition

    more formal and often used in legal or diplomatic contexts

  • stipulation

    focuses on a term or condition set by an agreement or contract

反義詞
  • result

    what follows after the prerequisite has been satisfied

  • outcome

    a consequence rather than a prior condition

文法句型

be a prerequisite + for + noun phrase

prerequisite + to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Typically followed by for (prerequisite for something) or to (prerequisite to something). Often used in academic and professional settings. Unlike the broader sense 1, this sense always implies a sequence: X must happen before Y.

常見錯誤

❌Calculus is a requirement for the advanced course.' (when the intended meaning is prerequisite)
✅Calculus is a prerequisite for the advanced course.
💡'requirement' is broader and does not emphasise that something must come before; 'prerequisite' specifically refers to prior conditions.
❌I need to take the prerequisite of the exam.
✅I need to take the prerequisite course before the exam.
💡'prerequisite' typically modifies a course, class, or qualification, not directly an exam.