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ADJ-GRADED
極重要的;必要的;緊急的
If it is imperative that something is done, that thing is extremely important and must be done.
例句
It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible...
最重要的是他要做到盡可能自然。
That's why it is imperative to know what your rights are at such a time...
這就是為什么你有必要在這個時候知道你的權利有哪些。
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N-COUNT
必要的事;緊急的事;必須履行的責任
An imperative is something that is extremely important and must be done.
例句
The most important political imperative is to limit the number of US casualties.
現在的頭等政治大事就是要控制美國人的傷亡人數。
...the needs of those unable to respond to the imperatives of an enterprise culture.
那些不能積極響應企業文化核心要求的人的需求
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N-SING
祈使語氣
In grammar, a clause that is in the imperative, or in the imperative mood, contains the base form of a verb and usually has no subject. Examples are 'Go away' and 'Please be careful'. Clauses of this kind are typically used to tell someone to do something.
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N-COUNT
祈使語氣動詞
An imperative is a verb in the base form that is used, usually without a subject, in an imperative clause.