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• fulfillment (US)

語源

From 中期英語 fulfillen, from 古期英語 fullfyllan, from full (“full”) +‎ fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill +‎ -ment.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo͝ol-fĭlʹmənt, IPA: /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/

名詞

fulfilment (countable and uncountable, plural fulfilments) (British spelling)

1. The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

   Synonym: dispatch

   To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.

   Fulfilment of contractual obligations.

   We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 159:

     Civilisation has imbued man's minds with false ideas of the evil of sex and its fulfilment.

   • 1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World‎, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50:

     In these instances death did not represent an end but a fulfillment.

     [original: In questi casi, la morte non è dunque una fine, ma un compimento.]

2. A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.

   What brings you fulfilment in life?

   Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.

3. (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

派生語

参照

• The Random House College Dictionary 1973