obligation
n. 义务, 责任, 约束, 契约, 恩惠, 债务 [经] 待付款, 债务, 义务
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教材释义与例句
义务；职责；债务
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The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
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A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
可数 不可数I feel I'm under obligation to attend my sister's wedding, even though we have a very frosty relationship.
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A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
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A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
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Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.
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From Middle English obligacioun, from Old French obligacion, from Latin obligatio, obligationem, from obligatum (past participle of obligare), from ob- (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
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