| 词汇 | civic-duty |
| 释义 | civic duty noun uk /ˌsɪv.ɪk ˈdjuː.ti/ us /ˌsɪv.ɪk ˈduː.t̬i/ [ C or U ] a feeling of responsibility towards the society or place in which you live, or a thing that you do because of this feeling: She felt it was her civic duty to tell the police. My generation was raised with a deep sense of civic duty. [ C ] an activity that someone, especially someone official, performs as a representative of the place where they live : She travelled widely on trade union and civic duties. This new film aims to show people the extent of the king's civic duties. He regards voting as a civic duty, like paying taxes. People have children because they want to, not out of a sense of civic duty. She volunteers at the night shelter out of civic duty. The mayor has time to present a TV show between her civic duties. Duty, obligation and responsibility accountable accountable to someone accountably answer for something buck commitment dual role duty duty of care fail fall to someone fiefdom obliged on your own head be itidiom ought to owe someone a livingidiom portfolio shoulder someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom the onus Seecivic duty |
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