
oblige(动词):迫使某人做某事(常因规则、义务或礼貌);也可指帮忙、施惠以满足对方请求(较正式)。(另有较少见用法:使人感激、使人受惠。)
/blad/
The rules oblige everyone to wear a badge.
规定迫使每个人都要佩戴证件。
I would be obliged if you could send the documents by Friday, since the contract review depends on them.
如果你能在周五前把文件寄来我将不胜感激,因为合同审查要依赖这些文件。
来自法语 obliger,再上溯到拉丁语 obligare(*ob-*“朝向、加强” + ligare“捆绑、系住”),原意有“把人用义务‘绑住’”的感觉,因此发展出“使必须做”“使感激/施惠”的含义。