obligation

• n. 義務；職責；債務

來自oblige,強迫，迫使，責任。

obligation (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French obligacion "obligation, duty, responsibility" (early 13c.) and directly from Latin obligationem (nominative obligatio) "an engaging or pledging," literally "a binding" (but rarely used in this sense), noun of action from past participle stem of obligare (see oblige). The notion is of binding with promises or by law or duty.

1. Co-operation was more than just an attractive option, it was an obligation.

合作不僅僅是誘人的選擇，它也是一種責任。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They felt under no obligation to maintain their employees.

他們覺得沒有義務為員工提供生活費。

來自柯林斯例句

3. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.

當老師布置家庭作業的時候，學生們通常覺得做作業是分內之事。

來自柯林斯例句

4. You are under no obligation to buy anything.

你不必非買什麽東西不可。

來自《權威詞典》

5. Every player is under an obligation to keep the rules.

每個選手都必須遵守這些規則.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》