bound·en
adjective/ˈbaʊndən/
/ˈbaʊndən/
Idioms Idioms
a/your bounden duty
- (old-fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored
应尽的义务；不可推卸的责任 - He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew.
他觉得将自己所知道的情况告诉警方是他义不容辞的责任。 - We have a bounden duty to respond to this call for help.
我们有义不容辞的责任响应这一求助呼声。
- He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew.