obligation

obligation
noun
  1. an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
    (道义,法律上的)义务(或)责任;承诺
    [with infinitive]I have an obligation to look after her.
    我有义务照顾她。
    ■[mass noun]the condition of being morally or legally bound to do something
    (道义,法律上必须做某事的)约束
    they are under no obligation to stick to the scheme.
    他们不受必须恪守该方案的任何约束。
    ■a debt of gratitude for a service or favour
    恩惠
    she didn't want to be under an obligation to him.
    她不想欠他的情。
常用词组
day of obligation
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a day on which all are required to attend Mass
    (罗马天主教)所有的人都必须出席做弥撒的日子
派生
obligational
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'formal promise'): via Old French from Latin obligatio(n-), from the verb obligare (see oblige)
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