"under obligation," mid-14c., originally past participle of behold (and preserving the original past participle of hold), but a sense directly related to this usage is not recorded among the many and varied meanings attested for behold.
雙語例句
1. He was made beholden to the Mafia.
他受過黑手黨的恩惠。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She didn't like to be beholden to anyone.
她不愿欠任何人的情。
來自《權威詞典》
3. I am greatly beholden to you for your kindness.
承蒙厚愛,十分感激.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.