compulsive
意味
- 強制的な,無理じいの
例文
Once a habit has been acquired, it almost has compulsive power over us.
一度習慣が身につけば、それはわれわれに対してほとんど強制的な力を持つ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).