单选题 Rights and obligations are ______; an obligation flows from a right, and this provides clarity in action. For example if it can be agreed that the patient has a right to confidentiality, then it is clear that the doctor has a duty not to breach this.
A. correlative B. extraneous C. irrelevant D. compatible

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A选项：correlative意为“相关的，关联的”，如：As the suspects have correlative expertise，it's difficult to examine the counterfeit currency．(由于造假者具有相关的专业知识，很难识别出假币。)句意：权利和义务是相关的，义务来自权利，这明确地规定了行为准则。故选A。
B选项：extraneous外部的，外来的；C选项：irrelevant不相关的；D选项：compatible相容的，协调的。