Picture a duty tied around someone so that one path is closed off: the rule, the contract, the situation leaves them no real choice. English then turns the same tie into — doing what you were asked, and the very phrases people use when they ask or thank.
可以想成：有一條「該做」的線綁在人身上，讓某個選項變得不能不做——規定、合約、當下的處境都可能是那條線。有意思的是，英文把同一條線轉成了禮貌：對方開口請你做，你答應了，也是 oblige；而最客氣的請託和道謝說法，同樣是從這個字來的。這個字整體偏正式，日常口語裡多半會換成 have to 或 help out。
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
obligeverb/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/
- 1
To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
- Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part.
- I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
- 2
To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
- He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
- The singer obliged(us) with an encore.
- 3
To cause somebody to feel indebted.
- I am much obliged to you for your recent help.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。