compel

Compared meaning: to force someone to do something (verb).

比较义项：强迫，迫使某人做某事（动词）。

• compel 本词

  Compel implies strong, often personal or forceful pressure (physical, legal, or psychological) that leaves someone with no real choice; typically used actively, as in 'compel someone to do something'.

  compel 意味着强大的、往往针对个人的压力（身体上、法律上或心理上的），使人别无选择；通常用于主动语态，如“迫使某人做某事”。

  Nothing could compel him to change his final decision.

  什么都不能迫使他改变最终决定。

• oblige

  Oblige usually means being forced to act by a rule, law, duty, or circumstance rather than by a person's will, and is often used passively as 'be obliged to'.

  oblige 通常指因规则、法律、义务或客观情况而不得不做某事，而不是出于某人的意愿，常用被动式“be obliged to”。

  The rules oblige every driver to wear a seatbelt.

  这些规定强制每位司机系安全带。

Compel and oblige both mean forcing someone to act. Compel implies strong pressure from a person or situation, leaving little choice. Oblige implies being forced by a rule or circumstance, often as 'be obliged to'. Its other meaning, doing someone a favor, is not compared.

compel 和 oblige 在“强迫某人做某事”这一义项上意思相近，但 compel 强调来自人、意志或情势的强大直接压力，语气更重；oblige 更强调因规则、法律或客观情况而使人不得不做，语气较弱，常用被动式“be obliged to”。这里不比较 oblige 的另一义项“帮忙，施惠于人”。