摘要：The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies. （唯一的规定是，你选择的主题必须与你的学习有关。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

stipulation指必须完成的约定或规定，表达清晰，往往作为协议、法律或规则的一部分规定，如

【例句1】The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies. （唯一的规定是，你选择的主题必须与你的学习有关。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句2】The only stipulation is that candidates must be over the age of 35. （唯一的规定是候选人必须年满35岁。）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句3】The agreement included a stipulation that half of the money had to be spent on housing for lower-income families. （该协议包括一项规定，即一半的资金必须用于低收入家庭的住房。） [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句4】Is there any stipulation concerning the number of people attending the conference? （参加会议的人数有什么规定吗？）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

stipulation源自拉丁语stipulationem，比较正式，多用于法律合同的语境。

contract也源自拉丁语，其“合同”用法比stipulation流行。

来源：荣轩教育