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We can't enforce these rules. They're not real laws

我们没法强制执行这些规定,它们又不是真正的法律。

I was compelled by my conscience.

我是出于良心才这么做的。

Words

compel/kəmˈpel/

In this sentence

①be compelled by sthv.受……驱使;因……而不得不

Synonymsdriven, motivated, urged

原句中使用了被动结构 'was compelled by...',表示受到内在力量(良心 conscience)的强烈驱使与促使,不得不采取行动。

  • True duty is not compelled by law, but inspired by conscience.真正的责任不是受法律驱使,而是由良知激发。

②compel sb to do sthv.强迫某人做某事;迫使

Synonymsforce, oblige, coerce

  • Truth will compel even its enemies to praise it.真理甚至能迫使其敌人为它喝彩。

③compel sthv.引起(关注、尊重等);激发

Synonymscommand, evoke, demand

  • True excellence does not beg for attention; it compels respect.真正的卓越从不乞求关注,它赢得尊重。
enforce/ɪnˈfɔːrs/

In this sentence

①enforce sthv.执行,强制实施(法律、规定等)

Synonymsimplement, execute, administer, impose

句中 enforce 直接接 rules(规则),搭配 real laws 说明此处指依靠权威或权力来“执行、强制实施”某项规章制度。

  • Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice, for power alone cannot enforce it rightfully.法律若违背了永恒的正义原则便称不上法律,因为单凭权力无法正当地执行它。

②enforce sth on/upon sbv.强加(行为、服从等)于某人

Synonymsimpose, compel, inflict

  • You cannot enforce virtue on people, but you can create conditions that make virtue attractive.你无法将美德强加于人,但你可以创造出让美德具有吸引力的条件。
enforcement/ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/

In this sentence

①the enforcement of sthn.(法律、规则的)强制执行,实施

Synonymsimplementation, execution, imposition

原句中出现的词是动词原形 enforce(强制执行),名词形式 enforcement 指代“(法律、规则的)强制执行这一行为或过程”。原句表达规则无法被强制执行,对应此核心含义。

  • Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad laws bring about the enforcement of worse.良法催生更善之法,恶法导致更恶之法的推行。— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

②law enforcementn.执法;执法部门(或人员)

Synonymspolice, authorities

  • Effective law enforcement must be rooted in the community it serves and sworn to protect.有效的执法必须植根于它所服务并宣誓保护的社区之中。
force/fɔːrs/

①force sb to do sthv.强迫;迫使

Synonymscompel, oblige, coerce

  • Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him; yet adversity may force us to grow.境遇不能造就人,只能展现人;然而逆境却能迫使我们成长。

②force sth open / force one's way throughv.用力推开;强行挤过

Synonymsbreak open, pry, push

  • Water does not force its way through stone by violence, but by gentle persistence.流水穿石并非靠强行冲挤,而是凭柔韧的坚持。

③by forcen.武力;暴力

Synonymsviolence, coercion, might

  • Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable by force.那些使和平变革成为不可能的人,终将使暴力革命变得不可避免。— John F. Kennedy

④come into force / in forcen.生效;在实施中

Synonymseffect, validity, operation

  • Moral laws come into force not by decree, but when written upon the human heart.道德法则的生效不在于法令颁布,而在于铭刻于人心之中。