requirement(n.)
1520年代,"请求,征用"(现在已经废弃的含义),源自 require + -ment。"所需之物,需要,必要之物"的含义始于1660年代。"必须完成的事情,必要条件"的含义始于1841年。相关词汇: Requirements。Fowler 指出, requirement "本质上是指需要",而 requisite "是指需要的东西",尽管这种区别微妙。
That which is required by the nature of the case, or is only indirectly thought of as required by a person, is called a requisite ; that which is viewed as required directly by a person or persons is called a requirement ...; a requisite is more often material than a requirement ; a requisite may be a possession or something that may be viewed as a possession, but a requirement is a thing to be done or learned. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
那些由情况的性质所 required 的,或者只是间接地被认为是一个人所需要的,被称为 requisite; 那些被直接视为一个人或多个人所需要的,被称为 requirement...; requisite 比 requirement 更常见于物质; requisite 可能是一种财产或者可以被视为一种财产,但 requirement 是需要做的事情或需要学习的东西。[世纪词典,1895年]
该词起源时间:1520年代