| 释义 |
com·mit·ment
\kəˈmitmənt\ noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : the act of doing or performing something : commission
2.
a. : the act of committing to the charge, keeping, or trust: as
(1) : the consignment or sentencing to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
(2) : the action of referring a matter to a legislative committee
b. : a warrant for imprisonment or confinement : mittimus
3.
a.
(1) : the obligation or pledge to carry out some action or policy or to give support to some policy or person
< American military commitment to the Asian land mass — William Costello >
< a commitment by the British to withdraw … from Egyptian territory — R.C.Doty >
(2) : an engagement by contract or purchase order to assume a financial obligation (as to accept goods at an agreed price, to pay for subscribed stock, or to make a mortgage loan upon the completion of a building)
(3) : something that has been pledged
< their commitment to the alliance was 10 divisions >
b.
(1) : the state of being obligated or bound (as by intellectual conviction or emotional ties)
< commitment to a given ideal is not equivalent to provincial intolerance toward other forms of excellence — Ernest Nagel >
: a state or declaration of adherence or association (as to a doctrine or ideal)
(2) philosophy : a decisive moral choice that involves a person in a definite course of action |