liability
/ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun the state of being responsible for something, especially by law法律责任, 责任：
once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.
一旦与信用卡保护系统联系后, 您就不用为任何损失负责了。
1.1
- count noun（一般作 liabilities）a thing for which someone is responsible, especially a debt or financial obligation负债, 债务：
valuing the company's liabilities and assets.
对公司的资产和债务进行评估。
2
- usu. in sing. a person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage起妨碍作用的人（或物）, 不利因素：
he was unfit and a liability in the match.
他不称职, 是这场比赛中的不利因素。