499 obligation,duty和responsibility
① obligation(a duty,promise or condition that indicates what action ought to be taken)义务,责任(一般指按法律、合同、诺言、道德规范或其他类似规定确定的该做和不该做的事)。
He is under the obligation of supporting his aged mother. 他有赡养年迈母亲的义务。
② duty(what one must do either because of one's job or because one thinks it right)责任,职责(主要是指出于道德、伦理和信仰上的责任感,并非外界强行的压力)。
He failed in his duty. 他失职。
③ responsibility (常与to,for 连用)负责,责任(强调对个人、社会、公众或信仰等所履行的任何形式的责任、义务)。
It is the responsibility of all statesmen to work for peace. 争取和平是所有政治家的责任。