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Requirement: Definition, Usage & Key Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：mandatory condition (requirement)

requirement 🔊

/rɪˈkwaɪərmənt/

Something that someone says you must have or do.

mandatory condition 🔊

➕

/ˈmændətɔːri kənˈdɪʃən/

A specific condition or rule that must be fulfilled, typically set by an authority.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'requirere' (to seek, ask), with 're-' (again) + 'querere' (to seek) and noun suffix '-ment'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of getting a driver's license. The DMV has a LIST of things you must provide. 'Require' (to need) + '-ment' (the result) = the list of needed things.

📖 Example

The university's main requirement for international students is proof of English proficiency. 🔊 A necessary condition set by the university for enrolling international students.

🔗 Collocations

meet a requirement – to fulfill a necessary condition

minimum requirement – the lowest acceptable standard needed

specific requirement – a detailed and precise condition that must be satisfied

🔄 Synonyms

prerequisite (n.) – Something required as a prior condition for something else.

condition (n.) – A state or circumstance that must be met for something else to happen.

stipulation (n.) – A specific demand or condition set as part of an agreement.

🚫 Antonyms

option (n.) – A thing that is or may be chosen; not mandatory.

recommendation (n.) – A suggestion or advice, not an obligation.

🌱 Derivatives

require (v.) – to need or demand something as necessary

requisite (adj./n.) – necessary for a particular purpose; a necessary item

📖 Cultural Story

Evolved from Latin 'requirere' meaning to seek or ask for something repeatedly. It entered English in the 1500s, shifting from the act of asking to the thing that is needed. In modern contexts, it is a cornerstone of formal documents like contracts, legal statutes, and academic curricula, specifying mandatory conditions.

Meaning 2：essential component (requirement)

requirement 🔊

/rɪˈkwaɪərmənt/

Something that is necessary for something else to happen or be used.

essential component 🔊

➕

/ɪˈsenʃəl kəmˈpoʊnənt/

Something that is fundamentally necessary for the proper function, existence, or success of something else.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

A reliable internet connection became a basic requirement for the invention of modern smartphones. 🔊 A stable internet connection was a fundamental necessity enabling the development of smartphones.

🔗 Collocations

basic requirement – a fundamental necessity for operation or existence

key requirement – a critically important necessary factor

system requirement – the hardware or software specifications needed for a computer system to run a program

🔄 Synonyms

necessity (n.) – The fact of being required or indispensable.

essential (n.) – A thing that is absolutely necessary.

prerequisite (n.) – A thing that is required as a prior condition.

🚫 Antonyms

luxury (n.) – Something desirable but not essential.

surplus (n.) – An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess.

🌱 Derivatives

requisite (adj./n.) – necessary for a particular purpose; a necessary item