obligate
obligate
verb
obligator
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj. and infinitive]bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally
（尤指在法律或道德上）约束，强制（某人）；使负有法律（或道义）责任
the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public.
医疗机构有责任采取符合公众最大利益的行动。 - [with obj.](US)commit (assets) as security
(美)以（资产）为担保
the money must be obligated within 30 days.
这笔钱必须在30天内作为抵押交付。
- [attrib.](Biology)restricted to a particular function or mode of life
(生)专性的，固性的。 常与 facultative 相对
an obligate intracellular parasite.
一种固性细胞寄生虫。
obligator
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'bound by law'): from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). The current adjectival use dates from the late 19th cent
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