Obligation

[??bl??ɡe??n]

n. 義務;責任;職責

Obligation = ob-(表加強意義)+ -lig-(同ligat-,to bind,捆,約束)+ -ation,引申詞義為“責任、義務”,同近義詞有duty,responsibility。

Obligation指道義上或法律上對他人的義務,強調(diào)強制性,也指因作出承諾而被迫履行的某種義務。Duty指按道德和法律的標準永遠要盡的義務,強調(diào)自覺性。Responsibility指任何義務、職責、責任或職務上所盡的本分,強調(diào)對他人的責任。

Obligation常見的詞組短語有l(wèi)egal obligations法律責任、professional obligations職業(yè)責任、financial obligations財務責任、contractual obligation合同義務、moral obligation道義責任/義務、without obligation無義務地、meet its obligation盡其義務。

我們來看2個例句:

The company has a legal obligation to make such payments.

公司有法律義務支付這些款項。

Everyone has a moral obligation to protect the environment.

每個人都有道義責任保護環(huán)境。