it is imperative (for somebody) to do something• It is even more imperative to keep good records.• She knows that it is imperative for her to leave at once.
moral imperative• But it is also a moral imperative.• Sometimes there's a moral imperative and you feel everything building up behind you that you have to do it.• Are moral imperatives stronger than political power?• These include the idea of shadowsickness and the moral imperative to keep going-and for others to do so.• None the less, the moral imperatives that are intrinsic to the studentrole will always reassert themselves.• That the moral imperative was not a sufficientcondition has already been remarked upon.• If there are no absolutes or eternalvalues, then the moral imperative behind such movementsevaporates into thin air.• If we proceed from prudential to moral imperatives, will the conditions of the choice be fundamentally changed?
Originimperative1
(1400-1500)Late Latinimperativus, from Latinimperatus, past participle of imperare“to command”
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem亟待解決;似乎急迫▸➤become變得緊迫▸➤remain依然緊迫◇It remains imperative that all sides should be involved in the talks.各方都應參與會談,這一點依然很重要。➤make sth使⋯緊急◇The collapse of the wall made it imperative to keep the water out by some other means.牆體坍塌,當務之急是必須另想辦法阻擋進水。➤consider sth認為⋯緊要◇We consider it absolutely imperative to start work immediately.我們認為必須立即開始工作,刻不容緩。ADVERB➤absolutely絕對緊急