culpable /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ adjective Learner's definition of CULPABLE
[more culpable; most culpable] formal
: deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong应受谴责的 -
They held her culpable for the accident.他们认为她应该对事故负责。
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He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better.他比其他人更应该受责备，因为他年龄大应该更懂事。
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(law) The defendant is charged with culpable negligence. [=negligence that is regarded as a crime]被告被指控过失犯罪。
— culpability
/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount] — culpably
/ˈkʌlpəbli/ adverb