stipulate

英 ['stɪpjuleɪt] 美 ['stɪpjuleɪt]

v.规定；保证 adj.有明文规定的

◉词源

“stipulate”源自拉丁语“stipulari”，意为“订立契约、保证”，可能与“stipula”（稻草、茎）相关，古代罗马用折断稻草象征契约。在16世纪进入英语，意为“规定、约定”，指在合同或协议中明确条款或条件。

◉外刊例句

① 《The Wall Street Journal》 (2024年7月22日)

The contract stipulates a deadline of June 30.

合同规定了6月30日的截止日期。

② 《The Economist》 (2023年11月10日)

The agreement stipulates equal pay for all workers.

协议规定所有工人享有同等报酬。

◉经典名著

① 《米德尔马契》（Middlemarch） by George Eliot (1871-1872)

The will stipulates that the estate be divided equally.

遗嘱规定遗产应平均分配。

② 《霍华德庄园》（Howards End） by E.M. Forster (1910)

Her letter stipulated that the house remain untouched.

她的信中规定房子不得变动。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The Constitution stipulate that women shall have equal rights with men in voting and being elected.

(2) We stipulate that our salesgirl must be polite to customers .

(3) Can you stipulate they would carry out the treaty?

(4) The company fails to pay on the date stipulate in the contract.

(1) 宪法规定妇女和男子一样，有同等的选举权和被选举权。

(2) 我们规定售货小姐们必须礼貌待客。

(3) 你能保证他们会执行该条约吗?

(4) 该公司没有按合同中规定的日期付款。

◉Usage Notes

To stipulate something means to demand that it be part of an agreement. So when you make a contract or deal, you can stipulate that a certain condition must be met.

Anytime you draw up a legal agreement, you can stipulate a requirement that has to be met for that agreement to be complete. This stipulation might put some sort of limit on the agreement. For example, if you run a fencing company and offer a sale, you can stipulate that to get the sale price, the fence must be ordered by a certain date. Your customer, in turn, might stipulate that the work must be finished before the ground freezes.

◉柯林斯词典

1[VERB 动词]规定；明确要求 If you stipulate a condition or stipulate that something must be done, you say clearly that it must be done. [V that/wh] [V n]

She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the computer...

她本可以要求她来取电脑时付钱。

International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.

国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。

stipulation

Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.

克利福德唯一的要求就是客户必须听从他的建议。