mid-13c., verbal noun from bind (v.). Meaning "thing that binds" is from c. 1300; "state of being bound" is from late 14c. Meaning "covering of a book" is recorded from 1640s.
雙語例句
1. The panel'sdecisions are secret and not binding on the government.
專家小組的決定是秘密的，對政府不具有約束力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them.
他的手腕開始被捆綁的布帶磨得很痛。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
這種藥通過黏合腸內(nèi)的脂肪降低膽固醇水平。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The contract was not signed and has no binding force.
合同沒有簽署因而沒有約束力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.