binding

1. ADJ A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out. 有約束力的

...proposals for a legally binding commitment on nations to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide. …關於就穩定二氧化碳排放各國做出有法律約束力的承諾的建議。

2. N-VAR The binding of a book is its cover. (書的) 封麪

Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings. 其書籍以紙張和封麪的品質而著稱。

3. N-VAR Binding is a strip of material that you put around the edge of a piece of cloth or other object in order to protect or decorate it. 滾條; 鑲邊

...the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding. …攝政時期有椴木鑲邊的桃花心木餐桌

4. →see also bind