obligation

/ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən/

意味: 義務、責任

例文: Kai felt an obligation to protect Lena.
　　  カイはレナを守る責任を感じていた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: legal obligation (法的義務), moral obligation (道徳的義務), social obligation (社会的義務)

定義: 義務とは、何かをしなければならないという責任や約束のことです。法律や道徳、社会的なルールによって決まることが多いです。義務を果たすことは、他人や社会との関係を良好に保つために重要です。

obligationは約90,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; – John D.Rockefeller Jr
Noun: the state of being obligated to do or pay something
Noun: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Noun: a written promise to repay a debt
Noun: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She felt an obligation to help her community.(彼女は地域を助ける義務を感じていた。)
Meeting the deadline is an important obligation.(締め切りを守ることは重要な義務だ。)
They ignored their obligation and faced consequences.(彼らは義務を無視して結果に直面した。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: we must instill a sense of duty in our children
Noun: every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
Noun: he is under an obligation to finish the job

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, duty, indebtedness, obligation, responsibility

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): document, personal relation, social control, state, written agreement

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): action, appeasement, auto limitation, being, bonding, cleavage, condition, conditionality, conflict, contract, corrections, covenant, damnation, dead letter, death, debt instrument, degree, demobilization, denationalization, dependence, detribalization, discrimination, disorder, domination, duty, dystopia, employment, end, enforcement, enlargement, escrow, feeling, flux, freedom, government, grace, ground state, heterozygosity, homozygosity, hostility, illumination, immaturity, imminence, imperfection, inaction, indenture, integrity, isomerism, kalemia, letter of credit, management, maturity, medium, merchantability, mobilization, motion, motionlessness, nationalization, nationhood, neotony, nonbeing, obligation, occupation, office, omnipotence, omniscience, order, ornamentation, ownership, paternity, patronage, perfection, plurality, polyvalence, population control, privation, punishment, quittance, readiness, receivership, record, relationship, representation, revocation, sanction, separation, situation, skillfulness, socialization, standardization, status, submission, temporary state, treaty, tribalism, turgor, unemployment, union, utilization, utopia, wild

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bond, burden of proof, cash equivalent, certificate of deposit, civic duty, debt, filial duty, floater, guardianship, imperative, incumbency, indebtedness, job, legal duty, line of duty, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, note, prerequisite, requirement, white man’s burden

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: duteous, indebted, obligate, oblige

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Suffixes(接尾辞): ation

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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