commitment

英 [kə'mɪtm(ə)nt] 美[kə'mɪtmənt]

• n. 承诺，保证；委托；承担义务；献身

1. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose;

"a man of energy and commitment"

2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;

"his long commitment to public service"

"they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

3. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation;

"his business commitments took him to London"

4. a message that makes a pledge

5. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)