duties
翻譯
職責, 義務, 關稅
例句
He has many duties as a manager.
作為一名經理,他有很多職責。
You have to pay duties on these goods.
你必須為這些貨物繳納關稅。
文法模式
((某人的)) duties - 某人的職責。What are your main duties at work?
pay duties ((on sth.)) - 為(某物)繳稅。We had to pay duties on the wine.
近義詞
responsibilities, obligations; taxes, tariffs
詞源
「duty」的複數形式,源自古法語「deu」(所欠之物),來自拉丁語「debere」(欠)。
記憶技巧
把你的「duties」(職責)想像成你「due」(應做)的事情。對於稅收,它是進口商品「due」(應付)給政府的錢。