commitment
英[kə'mɪtm(ə)nt]
美[kə'mɪtmənt]
- n. 承诺，保证；委托；承担义务；献身
英英释意
- 1. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose;
- "a man of energy and commitment"
- 2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;
- "his long commitment to public service"
- "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
- 3. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation;
- "his business commitments took him to London"
- 4. a message that makes a pledge
- 5. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)