beholden

• adj. 負有義務的；蒙恩的；對…表示感謝的

前綴be-, 強調。hold, 維持，持有。-en, 使。使長期維持的，感激的。

beholden (adj.)

"under obligation," mid-14c., originally past participle of behold (and preserving the original past participle of hold), but a sense directly related to this usage is not recorded among the many and varied meanings attested for behold.

1. He was made beholden to the Mafia.

他受過黑手黨的恩惠。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.

她不願欠任何人的情。

來自《權威詞典》

3. I am greatly beholden to you for your kindness.

承蒙厚愛,十分感激.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.

對他們所做的一切，我們真是感激不盡。

來自辭典例句

5. We are much beholden to you for your help.

我們對於你的幫助深為感激.

來自辭典例句