requirement
1.requirement是“需要”或“需要物”, requisite是“需要物”,不作“需要”解,如A pen and a piece of paper are the requirements或A pen and a piece of paper are the requisites都可以说,但This will meet my requirements不可改作This will meet my requisites。
说“需要物”requisite比requirement多含“决不可缺”的意思。requirement通常指人为的或主观上的需要物,requisite通常指自然的或客观上的需要物,比较下面各句:
- One's requirements may be many, though one's requisites may be few.
- A strong constitution was one of the requirements for admission to the athletic club.
- Eagerness to learn and willingness to study are the prime requisites for any genuine education.
2.requirement(需要物)后面通常接of或for,如the requirements of daily life和the requirements for college entrance。requisite后面通常接of或for,偶尔接to,如the requisites of happiness,the requisites for a long journey和the requisites to success。
3.下面两句意思相同:
- The first requirement is that each of us should start work at once.
- The first requirement is that each of us start(不用starts)work at once.