cul·pa·ble
adjective/ˈkʌlpəbl/
/ˈkʌlpəbl/
(formal)- responsible and deserving blame for having done something wrong
应受责备的；难辞其咎的 - The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.
这起事故是由于未考虑所涉及的风险而造成的。
Extra Examples- She believed him culpable of murder.
她认为他犯有谋杀罪，应受惩罚。 - The prime minister is highly culpable in this affair.
首相在这次事件中特别应该受到谴责。 - You are equally culpable in this affair.
你在这件事上也同样该受罚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- believe somebody
- hold somebody
- …
- equally
- morally
- in
- of
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘deserving punishment’): from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare ‘to blame’, from culpa ‘fault, blame’. - The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.