beholden

• adj. 負(fù)有義務(wù)的；蒙恩的；對(duì)…表示感謝的

前綴be-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。hold, 維持，持有。-en, 使。使長(zhǎng)期維持的，感激的。

beholden (adj.)

"under obligation," mid-14c., originally past participle of behold (and preserving the original past participle of hold), but a sense directly related to this usage is not recorded among the many and varied meanings attested for behold.

1. He was made beholden to the Mafia.

他受過(guò)黑手黨的恩惠。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.

她不愿欠任何人的情。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. I am greatly beholden to you for your kindness.

承蒙厚愛(ài),十分感激.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.

對(duì)他們所做的一切，我們真是感激不盡。

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. We are much beholden to you for your help.

我們對(duì)于你的幫助深為感激.

來(lái)自辭典例句