culpable
/ˈkʌlpəbl/adjective
- deserving blame应受责备的, 负有责任：
mercy killings are less culpable than 'ordinary' murders.
安乐死比“普通”谋杀罪要轻些。
派生词
culpability
nounculpably
adverb词源
Middle English （in the sense 'deserving punishment'）： from Old French coupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare 'to blame', from culpa 'fault, blame'.