demand
Definitions
To ask for something forcefully, as a right or with authority
强烈要求；强行索取
To require; to call for as necessary
需要；有待于
A forceful or insistent request
强烈要求；主张
Consumers' desire and willingness to buy goods or services
（市场）需求
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde- (forcefully, completely) + mand (put into one's hand) = to push a claim hard into someone's hand — to ask not as a favour but as a right. That built-in force is why demand outranks request, why it takes 'demand that he leave' (subjunctive), and why economics uses it for the collective pull of buyers on goods.
Root mand still carries 33 more wordsWhy It Means This
demand keeps the 'forceful hand' of mandāre: you are not requesting, you are pressing a claim. Economics borrowed the word for a vivid reason — market 'demand' is the aggregate force of many buyers reaching out for the same goods, which is why it pairs so naturally with 'supply' (what is offered up) in the supply-and-demand model.
Common Collocations
- 1.meet a demand满足需求
- 2.in demand受欢迎，需求大
- 3.supply and demand供求
- 4.demand an explanation要求解释
- 5.growing demand日益增长的需求
- 6.on demand按需
Example Sentences
- 1.
The workers demanded higher wages and safer conditions.
- 2.
This job demands a great deal of patience and focus.
- 3.
Protesters made one clear demand: an independent inquiry.
- 4.
When supply falls short of demand, prices tend to rise.
Easily Confused
demand vs require — both mean 'need,' but demand carries a person actively, forcefully insisting ('she demanded an apology'), while require is neutral, often about rules or conditions ('the visa requires a photo'). A task demands effort; a form requires a signature.