liability
英 [la??'b?l?t?]
美['la??'b?l?ti]
- n. 責任；債務；傾向；可能性；不利因素
CET6IELTSGRE考研中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?liabilities;
中文詞源
liability 責任，義務
來自liable,有責任的。
英文詞源
- liability (n.)
- 1790, originally a term in law; "condition of being legally liable;" see liable + -ity. General sense is from 1809; meaning "thing for which one is liable" is first attested 1842. Related: Liabilities.
雙語例句
- 1. The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.
- 該公司對自然災害造成的任何損失概不承擔責任。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Because of his injury Tom was just a liability to the team.
- 湯姆的傷使他成為全隊的累贅.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Bad pronunciation is a liability in being a narrator.
- 不良的發(fā)音是做解說員的不利條件.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
- 隨著總統(tǒng)的聲望持續(xù)下跌，他們顯然開始視他為負累。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability.
- 拋開她的納稅義務不談，女王一直無可指摘。
來自柯林斯例句