释义 |
responsible/riˈspɒnsib(ə)l/adj. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to, for) liable to be called to account (to a person or for a thing) 需向某人(或对某事)负责的 2 morally accountable for one's actions; capable of rational conduct 有责任感的,有责任能力的 3 of good credit, position, or repute; respectable; evidently trustworthy 可靠的,可敬的,值得信任的 4 (often foll. by 常后跟 for) being the primary cause 作为主要原因的;应归功(或归咎)于…的 a short circuit was responsible for the power failure 短路是造成断电的主要原因 5 (of a ruler or government) not autocratic (统治者或政府)不专制的,不独裁的 6 involving responsibility 责任重大的,重要的 a responsible job 要职 □ responsibleness n.□ responsibly adv.[obsolete French from Latin respondēre: see RESPOND] |