知识扩展
易混词辨析
commitments、commitment、promise、pledge、obligation
1. commitments:名词复数 “承诺;投入;义务”(如 “keep commitments”“work commitments”“family commitments”“financial commitments”);
2. commitment:名词单数 “承诺;投入;义务”(①承诺:“make a commitment”“honor a commitment”;②投入:“commitment to work”;③义务:“professional commitment”);
3. promise:名词 / 动词 “承诺;诺言;答应”(①名词:“keep a promise”“break a promise”;②动词:“promise to help”),比 commitments 更侧重 “口头承诺”;
4. pledge:名词 / 动词 “誓言;承诺;保证”(见 8588),比 commitments 更侧重 “正式誓言”;
5. obligation:名词 “义务;责任;职责”(侧重 “法律、道德或合同规定的义务”,如 “legal obligation”“moral obligation”),比 commitments 更侧重 “强制性义务”。