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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries义务
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìwù
"受教育是每个公民的义务。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal or moral duty to do or not do something.
"Parents have a legal obligation to provide care and education for their children." - 2
A debt or circumstance that compels a person to follow a certain course of action.
"I felt an obligation to help my neighbor after they assisted me with home repairs."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'obligatio', stemming from 'obligare' (to bind, tie, or obligate), which combines 'ob-' (to, toward) and 'ligare' (to bind). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term originally referred to a legal bond or written contract, later broadening to moral and social duties.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obligation" is said worldwide
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obligation
Transliteration: /ɔ.bli.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
"C'est notre obligation de respecter les lois."
Verpflichtung
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈpflɪçtʊŋ/
"Er hat die moralische Verpflichtung zu helfen."
obbligo
Transliteration: /ˈɔb.bli.ɡo/
"Abbiamo l'obbligo di proteggere l'ambiente."
obligación
Transliteration: /o.βli.ɣaˈsjon/
"Cumplir con el contrato es una obligación legal."
obrigação
Transliteration: /o.bɾi.ɡaˈsɐ̃w/
"É nossa obrigação votar nas eleições."
कर्तव्य
Transliteration: kartavya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अपने परिवार की देखभाल करना हमारा कर्तव्य है।"
义务
Transliteration: yìwù
Script: 中文汉字
"受教育是每个公民的义务。"
의무
Transliteration: uimu
Script: 한국어 한글
"국민은 법을 지킬 의무가 있다."
義務
Transliteration: gimu
Script: 日本語
"市民には税金を納める義務があります。"
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