duty 英音：['dju:ti]美音：['djutɪ] 名词 n. 1.责任;义务;本分[C][U]It is our duty to defend our country. 保卫国家是我们的义务。 2.税[C][U]Customs duties are paid on imported goods. 对进口货物征收关税。 3.职责;职务[P1]One of my duties is to file the letters. 我的职责之一是将信件归档。 4.敬意;恭顺5.(机器的)功率;能率;负荷6.(作物所需的)灌溉量*********************************************************obligation 英音：[,ɔbli'geiʃən]美音：[,ɑblə'geʃən] 名词 n. 1.(道义上或法律上的)义务;责任[C][U][(+to)][+to-v]We were under obligation to finish the work in a satisfactory way. 我们有义务圆满地完成工作。 You are under no obligation to buy the house if you have not signed a purchase agreement. 如果你没有签订购买合同,就不一定非买这房子不可。 Our parents fulfilled their obligation to support us. 父母亲尽到了抚养我们的责任。 2.恩惠[C][(+to/toward)]repay an obligation 报答恩惠 3.合约,契约;证券[C]The builder failed to fulfil the terms of his obligation. 营造商未能履行合同的条款。 4.偿付债务的款项[C]The lawyer drew up a legal paper discharging him from all obligations. 律师拟定了一份法律文件,免除他所有的债务款项。
liability有义务和赔偿的含义在里边，responsibility表示职责和责任。拓展资料duty， obligation， responsibility， function这些名词都有“义务”或“职责”之意。duty: 指按道德和法律的标准，一个人永远要尽的义务，强调自觉性。obligation: 指道义上或法律上对他人的义务，强调强制性。也指因作出承诺而被迫履行的某种义务。responsibility: 指任何义务、职责、责任或职务上所应尽的本分，强调对他人的责任。function: 指因职务或职业关系去履行某种职责。liability: liability n. 责任， 义务， 倾向， 债务， 负债， 与assets相对liability： the state of being legally responsible for something（things for which someone is responsibile， especially an amout of money owed)意思是需要对什么付法律责任，其中尤指还款赔偿.复数形式liabilities意为负债，债务例句：Tenants have legal liability for any damage they cause承租人造成的任何损坏都要付法律责任duty：1）a moral or legal obligation 2)a task or action that one is required to perform as part of ones's job第一个意思是道德或法律上的义务，责任，第二个意思是指你工作的职责义务例句：Martin's duties include cleaning the cars马丁的职责包括清洗汽车obligation：the condition of being morally or legally bound to do something意为道义或法律上的义务责任。具体区分法律或者道德角度的话还可以在前面加上形容词moral/lega;/social obligation 道德/法律/社会义务responsibility这个比较微妙第一个意思：a duty to be in charge of someone or something， so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens，意思是你的责任，但这方面的责任和上面那位说的有出入，注意到something bad happens，该你负的责，如果出了什么问题你是要背锅的。第二个意思是：blame for something bad that has happened（对不良事件）付的责任，意思是你得负责，因为事情搞砸了。例句： the managemennt accepts no responsibility for cars left in the car park管理部门对停车场停放的汽车不承担任何责任。如果你的车掉了，这是坏事，管理部门不负责（诸如不赔偿之类的）总结一下：liability主要指是你欠了钱，要还钱的义务 duty主要指是你的工作应尽的义务责任 obligation主要指法律或道义要求你的义务 responsibility是出了问题你要背锅的义务
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