devoir

n. 礼貌, 尊重, 敬意

发音

其它 /dəˈvwɑː/

词形变化

devoirs 复数 devoirs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Duty, business; something that one must do.

    古体

    That is the little bit of essential information which enables us to complete our devoir – without it we are just ordinary people, dispossessed, taken unawares: the original sin!

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

politeness civility

词源

From Middle English devoir, borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe; ought, must”).

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