mid-13c., verbal noun from bind (v.). Meaning "thing that binds" is from c. 1300; "state of being bound" is from late 14c. Meaning "covering of a book" is recorded from 1640s.
权威例句
1. The panel'sdecisions are secret and not binding on the government.
专家小组的决定是秘密的,对政府不具有约束力。
2. His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them.
他的手腕开始被捆绑的布带磨得很痛。
3. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。
4. The contract was not signed and has no binding force.
合同没有签署因而没有约束力.
5. Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.