“dutiful” 意为“尽职的;忠于职责的;本分的”。常用来形容一个人认真履行自己应尽的责任与义务(对工作、家庭或角色都适用)。
/ˈdjuːtɪfəl/
She was dutiful and always finished her tasks on time.
她很尽职,总是按时完成任务。
Though exhausted, he remained dutiful to his responsibilities, caring for his family while keeping up with demanding work.
尽管精疲力竭,他仍对自己的责任尽职尽责,一边照顾家庭,一边应对繁重的工作。
“dutiful” 来自 duty(职责、义务) + 形容词后缀 -ful(充满……的),字面含义是“充满职责感的”。“duty” 进一步源自古法语 deu(“应得之物、应当做的事”)以及拉丁语 debere(“欠、应当”)的词源脉络,体现了“责任/义务”这一核心概念。