プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
やくめ【役目】
〔務め〕a duty, duties；〔役割〕a role；〔機能〕a function ⇒やく（役）
子供を育てるのは親の役目だ
It is the duty of parents to bring up their children.
二人の孤児の父親の役目を引き受けた
I took on the role of father to two orphans.
このソファーはベッドの役目も果たす
This sofa serves as a bed, too.
この語句では名詞が形容詞の役目を果たしている
The noun functions as an adjective in this phrase.
医者はほんのお役目で顔を出しただけだった
The doctor popped his head in at the door perfunctorily [out of sheer routine].
役目柄
役目柄海外出張が多い
The nature of his office [duties] requires him to make frequent business trips abroad.