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perforce

UK //pəˈfɔːs//US //pərˈfɔːrs//

词源

源自中古法语 'par force'(通过力量),后演变为英语词汇,14世纪进入英语。

adverb

❶ 由于形势所迫而不得不做某事,强调行为是被迫或必然发生的,常用于正式或文学语境中。

“The soldiers perforce retreated under heavy fire.”

(士兵们在猛烈炮火下被迫撤退。)

“She perforce accepted the job due to financial pressure.”

(由于经济压力,她不得不接受这份工作。)

同义词:necessarily, inevitably, unavoidably

常见短语

of perforce — 强调某事因客观限制而必须如此,常见于法律或正式文件中。

“The contract was of perforce terminated by the natural disaster.”

(因自然灾害,合同被迫终止。)