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单词 unaccountable
释义
unaccountable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/

unaccountableadjective(NOT RESPONSIBLE)

be unaccountable tosomeone/something
to not beexpectedtoexplainorprovideareasonto aparticularpersonororganizationforyouractions:
无须对…作出解释；不必对…负责
ThemilitaryandCIAhirecontractorswho arecompletelyunaccountabletoCongress.军方和中央情报局雇佣承包商，这些人的行为完全不必对国会负责。
an unaccountable andinefficientbureacracy不负责且效率低下的官僚体系
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unaccountableadjective(SURPRISING)

notableto beexplainedorunderstood:
难以解释的；无法理解的
For some unaccountablereason, hekeepshiswalletin hisunderweardrawer.不知何故，他把钱包放在内衣抽屉里。
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  • disorientating
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unaccountably
(Definition ofunaccountablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unaccountable| American Dictionary

unaccountable
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌʌn·əˈkɑʊn·tə·bəl/
notableto beexplainedorunderstood:
For some unaccountablereason, heforgothiscarkeys.
Someone who is unaccountable does not have toexplainhis or heractionsto anyone inauthority.
(Definition ofunaccountablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunaccountable

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Regional variation was marked (5.3 to 8.9 per 1000 livebirths) andunaccountablein terms of potential morphogenetic mechanism, suggesting inconsistencies in referral of cases.
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Their anxieties focus on daily violations of the rule of law, corruption andunaccountablegovernment.
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Grammatical forms found within the grammar of abnormality include adverbs and adverbials that denote the unexpected andunaccountable, as well as mental verbs and place adverbs.
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Although they possess the formal structures of democracy, they tend to delegate public policy formulation and decision-making to a largelyunaccountableauthority, usually the presidency, enjoying broad discretionary powers.
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At present societies like implicit, incoherent andunaccountablerationing.
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Dreaming presents a seriousunaccountableanomaly for the sensorimotor research program and reveals that some of its fundamental assumptions about the nature of consciousness are questionable.
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Alongside errors or omissions, and someunaccountablechanges or additions, there are questionable details that suggest a misunderstanding or misreading of some typical notational practices of the time.
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Middle-class benefits from economic liberalization had to be balanced against the excesses ofunaccountablecapitalism (whose symptoms included public disasters, corruption scandals and major financial crises).
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Moreover, oh-prefaces are specificallyunaccountable.
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Prosperity is, of course, being promoted for big business, which is becoming more and moreunaccountable.
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They will be able to run anunaccountablelegislature in the full sense, with merely the theory of accountability.
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The real problem, however, is the debasement of audit by the big firms, which are largelyunaccountableand which dominate the regulation process.
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To this day, for someunaccountablereason which to me has never been satisfactorily explained, the railways have not been given these powers.
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The state dips its fingers into his pockets to shore up an inefficient andunaccountableutility.
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They want to give unelected andunaccountablebodies responsibility for such important elements and services as education, housing and social services.
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