A helpful picture: something was outstanding — a wish, a promise, an order — sitting there as an empty shape waiting to be filled. Fulfilment is the moment that shape gets filled right up to the brim: what was only expected or owed has now actually happened, and nothing is left hanging.
From the word’s history
From Old English fullfyllan, literally full + fyllan 'to fill' — to fill something completely. The -ment ending turns the action into a thing. Every modern sense is still some version of an empty shape being filled to the top.
來自古英語 fullfyllan，就是 full（滿）+ fyllan（填）——把某個東西填到全滿；-ment 這個字尾再把「動作」變成「一件事」。這個字源特別好用，因為現代三個意思沒有一個離開它：願望被填滿、承諾被填滿、連心裡那塊空的地方被填滿，都是同一個動作。
Wiktionary / Online Etymology Dictionary (fulfilment ← fulfill ← Old English fullfyllan, full + fyllan 'to fill')
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fulfilmentnoun/fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/
- 1
The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
- To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
- Fulfilment of contractual obligations.
- 2
A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.
- What brings you fulfilment in life?
- Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.
- 3
businessThe activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。