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requisition noun /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable]- a formal, official written request or demand for something正式要求；征用；需要
- the requisition of ships by the government政府对船只的征用
- a requisition form/order征用单；征用令
词源late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘request, demand’): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n-), from requirere ‘search for’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
requisition verb /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ - requisition something to officially demand the use of a building, vehicle, etc., especially during a war or an emergency（尤指战时或紧急状态时）征用
- The school was requisitioned as a military hospital.学校被征用作为军用医院。
- The government could not afford to pay for all the grain that it had requisitioned from farmers.政府无力支付从农民手中征用的所有粮食。
词源late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘request, demand’): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n-), from requirere ‘search for’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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