• vt. 迫使；強制；賜，施恩惠；責成
• vi. 幫忙；施恩惠

ob-,向前，朝向，-lig,綁定，詞源同ligament,league.原指用誓言捆綁的，給予承諾的。后引申諸相關詞義。

oblige

oblige: [13] To oblige someone is etymologically to ‘bind them to’ something with a promise. The word comes via Old French obliger from Latin obligāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob- ‘to’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English liable, ligament, etc). By classical times its original literal sense had been extended figuratively to ‘make liable, put under an obligation’. The synonymous obligate [16] comes from its past participial stem, as does obligatory [15].
=> liable, ligament, obligatory

oblige (v.)

c. 1300, "to bind by oath," from Old French obligier "engage one's faith, commit (oneself), pledge" (13c.), from Latin obligare "to bind, bind up, bandage," figuratively "put under obligation," from ob "to" (see ob-) + ligare "to bind," from PIE root *leig- "to bind" (see ligament). Main modern meaning "to make (someone) indebted by conferring a benefit or kindness" is from 1560s. Related: obliged; obliging.

1. Mr Oakley always has been ready to oblige journalists with information.

奧克利先生總是樂于向記者透露消息。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Please oblige me with a reply as soon as possible.

請盡早給予答復.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Will you oblige me with your name and address?

敬請賜告你的姓名和地址好 嗎 ?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Sorry, I can't oblige you.

很抱歉, 我不能幫你的忙.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Could you oblige me by opening the window?

請幫我打開窗戶好 嗎 ?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》