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    If someone is obliging, they are willing and eager to help — not because they must, but because they want to be kind. An obliging person says yes easily, fetches a chair, holds the door, and does small favours without a sigh.

    If someone is obliging,如果一個人是obliging的, they are willing and eager to help他們很願意、也很樂意幫忙 — not because they must, but because they want to be kind.不是因為不得不,而是因為他們想表現善意。 An obliging person obliging的人 says yes easily, fetches a chair, holds the door,很容易就答應、會去搬椅子、幫你扶門, and does small favours without a sigh.做這些小忙也不會嘆氣抱怨。

    The word is polite and a little old-fashioned; you hear it more from older speakers and in stories than in teenage chat. It is a compliment.

    The word is polite and a little old-fashioned;這個字很有禮貌、也有點老派; you hear it more from older speakers and in stories than in teenage chat.你比較會從年長的人或故事裡聽到,年輕人聊天比較少用。 It is a compliment.這是一句稱讚。

    Though actually, it sits next to a trap: the verb oblige can mean “make someone do something,” and means “you have to.” Obliging does not mean forced. It means glad to help.

    Though actually,不過其實, it sits next to a trap:它旁邊有個容易搞混的陷阱: the verb oblige can mean動詞oblige可以指 "make someone do something,"「讓某人不得不做某件事」, and obligated means而obligated是指 "you have to."「你必須」。 Obliging does not mean forced.Obliging不是「被逼的」意思。 It means glad to help.它的意思是「樂意幫忙」。

    You can thank someone with “That’s very obliging of you.”

    You can thank someone with你可以這樣謝謝別人 "That's very obliging of you."「That's very obliging of you」,意思是你人真好、真幫忙。

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組成The adjective is built from the verb oblige + -ing. Oblige itself comes from Latin, with the idea of binding someone by a promise or a kindness.

同家族的字

  • obligethe verb this adjective is built from
  • obligationsame family: a duty you are bound to

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

obligingadj/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

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    Happy and ready to do favours for others.

obligingnoun/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

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    The imposition of an obligation.

    • Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。