[with obj.]demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement 规定(要求)(尤指作为合同或协议的一部分) he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage. 他在婚前订立了一些条件。 [asadj. stipulated]the stipulated time has elapsed. 规定的时间已经过了。
派生 stipulation noun stipulator noun 语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin stipulat- 'demanded as a formal promise', from the verb stipulari
stipulate2 [ˈstɪpjʊlət] adjective
(Botany)(of a leaf or plant) having stipules (植)(叶子,植物)有托叶的,具托叶的
语源
late 18th cent.: from Latin stipula (see stipule) + -ate