liable
/ˈlaɪəbl/adjective
predic.
1
- responsible by law; legally answerable（应）负有法律责任的：
the supplier of goods or services can become liable for breach of contract in a variety of ways.
供应商和服务商可能因各种违反合同的行为而承担法律责任。
1.1
liable to
subject by law to应依法…：non-resident trustees are liable to the basic rate of tax.
暂住的受委托人应依法按基本税率纳税。
2
- with infinitive likely to do or to be something有…的倾向, 可能…：
patients were liable to faint if they stood up too suddenly.
病人如果突然站起可能会晕倒。
2.1
liable to
likely to experience (something undesirable)可能遭受：areas liable to flooding.
可能遭受洪灾的地区。
词源
late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French， from French lier 'to bind'， from Latin ligare.