compulsion

名词 compulsion:

1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
   同义词：irresistible impulse
2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
   同义词：obsession
3. using force to cause something
   同义词：coercion

1. The compulsion felt to meet such obligation.
   责任感一种想负起这种义务的感情
2. I will pay nothing under compulsion.
   在强迫之下我分文也不愿付。
3. A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.
   强迫症患者行为方式受强迫驱使的人
4. Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.
   强迫的由强迫或压制所引起或制约的

com.pul.sion

n.（名词）

The act of compelling.
逼迫：逼迫的行为
The state of being compelled.
被迫：被迫的状态

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：
例句：
.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)

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

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin compulsiô compulsiôn-
源自 后期拉丁语 compulsiô compulsiôn-
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