"duty" in Chinese (Traditional)
責任義務值班
Definition
Duty 指的是因為工作、身份、道德責任或法律而應該或必須做的事情。它也可以表示正式在崗、值班的工作時段。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常見搭配有 'a sense of duty'、'do your duty'、'on duty'/'off duty'。'Duty' 比 'job' 或 'task' 更正式,常帶有道德責任感,而不只是一般任務。它也出現在固定表達中,如 'customs duty'(關稅)。
Examples
It is our duty to help others.
幫助別人是我們的**責任**。
The nurse is on duty tonight.
那位護士今晚在**值班**。
One of his duties is answering emails.
他的**職責**之一是回覆電子郵件。
I stayed late because I didn’t want to leave my duty to someone else.
我待到很晚,因為我不想把自己的**責任**留給別人。
He did it out of duty, not because he wanted praise.
他這樣做是出於**責任**,不是因為想得到稱讚。
When you're off duty, try not to check work messages every five minutes.
你**下班**後,盡量別每五分鐘就查看一次工作訊息。