responsible

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/|[ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bɫ̩]    美 /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/|[ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bɫ̩]|/ɹɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/|[ɹɪˈspɔn.sə.bɫ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The person who bears the responsibility for something. archaic
    — Were this not so, long since would we have traced directly home the responsibility for the war on Freedom in the Philippines. Long since, would we have hanged the responsibles as traitors to our country.
  2. An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
    — […] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically. postpositional
    — Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
  2. Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it. postpositional
    — Who is responsible for this mess?
  3. Answerable to (a superior).
  4. Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
    — She has a responsible position in the firm.
  5. Having good judgment in decision-making.
    — But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
  6. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
    — He looks like a responsible guy.
  7. Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.

词形变化

more responsible comparative most responsible superlative responsibles plural

词汇关系

反义词
irresponsible
衍生词
co-responsible eco-responsible irresponsibility irresponsible nonresponsible responsibility responsibilize responsibleness responsible trading responsibly semiresponsible superresponsible unresponsible
相关词
irresponsible respond response responsibility responsibleness responsibly

词源

词源 1
From Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, responsible, formed from the root of Latin responsus, from respondere. The spelling of the English word is taken from the Old French variant responsible. By surface analysis, response + -ible.
词源 2
From Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, responsible, formed from the root of Latin responsus, from respondere. The spelling of the English word is taken from the Old French variant responsible. By surface analysis, response + -ible.
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