duty

duty

意味(日本語)

義務

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意味(英語)

  • (noun) An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion: Do your duty to your country.
  • (noun) Moral obligation: acting out of duty.
  • (noun) The compulsion felt to meet such obligation.
  • (noun) A service, function, or task assigned to one, especially in the armed forces: hazardous duty.
  • (noun) Function or work; service: jury duty. See Synonyms at function.

例文

  • Ross thinks that duty proper, as he calls it, is a quite different sort of thing from a prima facie duty; the notion of ˜duty™ in ˜prima facie duty™ is a different notion from that in ˜duty proper™.

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debit

debit

帳簿の借方 ◇反対語 credit(=貸方)

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debt

debt

借りる

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【広告】

debtor

debtor

債務者、(帳簿の)借方

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debenture

debenture

社債権、無担保社債 ◇L.debere(=owe)

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due

due

支払われるべき、当然の、到達すべき

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duly

duly

正しく、期限どおりに

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dutiful

dutiful

本文を守る、忠実な

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dutiable

dutiable

有税の

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overdue

overdue

遅延の

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endeavor

endeavor

努力する ◇en(=in)+L.debere(=devoir)

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【広告】

indebt

indebt

に借金を負わせる

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indebted

indebted

負債のある、恩を受けている

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owe

owe

借りている ◇L.debere(=owe)

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owing

owing

未払の ◇cf.owe、awe(=おそれ敬う)、agi(=fear)

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