obligation的详尽意思

1. 义务
2. 责任，职责
3. 恩惠（项目），恩义，欠下的人情，人情债
4. 证券
5. 契约，合约
6. 偿付债务的款项，债务
7. 负担
8. 感激，感谢
9. 诺言
10. 约束，（合同、契约的）约束力
11. 帮助

1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force;

   "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"
   "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"
   

2. the state of being obligated to do or pay something;

   "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
   

3. a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
4. a written promise to repay a debt
5. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

1.义务;责任
If you have anobligation to do something, it is your duty to do that thing.

e.g. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel anobligation to do it...
老师布置作业时，学生通常认为完成作业是一种义务。
e.g. Ministers are under noobligation to follow the committee's recommendations.
部长不必非得听从委员会的建议。

2.(照顾某人或保护某人利益的)义务，责任
If you have anobligation to a person, it is your duty to look after them or protect their interests.

e.g. The United States will do that which is necessary to meet its obligations to its own citizens...
美国将为自己的公民尽其应尽的义务。
e.g. I have an ethical and a moralobligation to my client.
我对我的当事人负有道义上的责任。

3.(广告中产品或服务)免费试用地，免费体验地
In advertisements, if a product or a service is availablewithout obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.

e.g. If you are selling your property, why not call us for a free valuation withoutobligation?...
如果您打算出售房产，何不打电话让我们作免费估价呢？
e.g. You can review your policy in detail for a full 15 days withoutobligation.
您可以在15天的免费体验期内仔细审核保单细则。

under an obligation

有义务being compelled by law, etc.
be under an obligation to sth

She is under an obligation to her adoptive mother.

她有义务赡养她的养母。

be under an obligation to-v

Every player is under an obligation to keep the rules.

每个选手都必须遵守这些规则。

lay〔place〕 sb/sth under an obligation

The court laid the young thief under an obligation to report to the police station once a week.

法院强迫那个小偷每周向警察局报到一次。

Their frequent invitation places us under an obligation to invite them to our house for a change.

他们经常邀请我们,我们只好礼尚往来邀请他们到我们家。

under no obligation

没有义务not being compelled by law, etc.
under no obligation to-v

I'm under no obligation to do it.

我没有义务去做那件事。

• A valid obligation could not be made with the Court of Rome without communication with the Pope.

  出自：G. B. Smith

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的obligacion，意为义务；最初源自拉丁语的obligationem，意为约定。