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obligation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural obligations
plural obligations
Learner's definition of OBLIGATION
1
: something that you must do because of a law, rule, promise, etc.（法律、规则、承诺等的）义务，职责，责任
[count]
- The firm must fulfill its obligations under the contract. = The firm must fulfill its contractual obligations.公司必须履行合同所规定的义务。
- legal/financial/constitutional obligations法律/财政/宪法义务
- Both landlord and tenant should know their rights and obligations. [=responsibilities]房东和房客双方都应该了解自己的权利和义务。
[noncount]
- You can try the machine for free without obligation. [=without being required to buy it or to do anything else]你可以免费试用这台机器，不是非买不可。
- You are not under any obligation to stay. [=you are not required to stay]你没有义务必须要留下。
- You're under no (legal) obligation to return the money. [=there is no law that requires you to return the money; you do not have to return the money]你没有（法律上的）义务偿还这笔钱。
2
: something that you must do because it is morally right（道义上的）责任，义务
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- family/social obligations家庭/社会责任
- She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.她认为所有人都有道义上的责任去捍卫人权。
- He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.他争辩说一个社区里的人们对彼此都有一定的义务。
- She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.她没有尽到做家长的责任。
[noncount]
- We visited them out of a sense of obligation. [=a feeling that it was the right thing to do]我们出于道义拜访了他们。
obligation
noun
ob·li·ga·tion ˌä-blə-ˈgā-shən 
Synonyms
Example Sentences
She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights. He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other. She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
Recent Examples on the Web That sense of duty, and even a kind of moral or spiritual obligation, pervaded conversations up and down the queue. 
Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 For these folks, such nuptials smack of obligation. Sara Clemence, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Part of Warren’s argument in the complaint is that the Florida Constitution limits removal to true incompetence or inability to do the work and violation of a legal obligation. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 That’s across the county’s three main lines of credit, general obligation bonds, tax, revenue, bonds, and non-tax. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Mortensen becomes Rick Stanton, one of the world’s greatest cave divers, a man who feels the hefty yoke of moral obligation and the burden of responsibility to save thirteen souls stranded in a cave chamber miles under a mountain. Paddy O'connell, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022 Once you’re not burdened by a sense of obligation to go out on the town, look for ways to get a little bit of connection and some rest as well, instead of having to pick only one. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Nearly $13 billion in pension obligation bonds were sold in 2021, more than in the past five years combined. Cnn Business, CNN, 14 July 2022 States and localities sold around $13 billion of traditional pension-obligation debt in 2021. Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 See More
Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 For these folks, such nuptials smack of obligation. Sara Clemence, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Part of Warren’s argument in the complaint is that the Florida Constitution limits removal to true incompetence or inability to do the work and violation of a legal obligation. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 That’s across the county’s three main lines of credit, general obligation bonds, tax, revenue, bonds, and non-tax. Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Mortensen becomes Rick Stanton, one of the world’s greatest cave divers, a man who feels the hefty yoke of moral obligation and the burden of responsibility to save thirteen souls stranded in a cave chamber miles under a mountain. Paddy O'connell, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022 Once you’re not burdened by a sense of obligation to go out on the town, look for ways to get a little bit of connection and some rest as well, instead of having to pick only one. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Nearly $13 billion in pension obligation bonds were sold in 2021, more than in the past five years combined. Cnn Business, CNN, 14 July 2022 States and localities sold around $13 billion of traditional pension-obligation debt in 2021. Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English obligacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French obligacion, borrowed from Latin obligātiōn-, obligātiō, from obligāre "to tie up, restrain by tying, place under a legal or moral constraint" + -tiōn- -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at oblige
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of obligation was in the 14th century Phrases Containing obligation
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