亚洲网紅露点

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responsible

[ ri-spon-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for ):

    He is responsible to the president for his decisions.

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  2. involving accountability or responsibility, as in having the power to control or manage:

    promoted to a responsible position in the firm.

  3. chargeable with being the author, cause, or occasion of something (usually followed by for ):

    Termites were responsible for the damage.

  4. having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action:

    The defendant is not responsible for his actions.

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  5. able to discharge obligations or pay debts.

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  6. reliable or dependable, as in meeting debts, conducting business dealings, etc.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  7. (of a government, member of a government, government agency, or the like) answerable to or serving at the discretion of an elected legislature or the electorate.


responsible

/ 谤瑟藞蝉辫蓲苍蝉蓹产蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. postpositiveusually foll byfor having control or authority (over)
  2. postpositivefoll byto being accountable for one's actions and decisions (to)

    to be responsible to one's commanding officer

  3. (of a position, duty, etc) involving decision and accountability
  4. often foll by for being the agent or cause (of some action)

    to be responsible for a mistake

  5. able to take rational decisions without supervision; accountable for one's own actions

    a responsible adult

  6. able to meet financial obligations; of sound credit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 谤别藞蝉辫辞苍蝉颈产濒测, adverb
  • 谤别藞蝉辫辞苍蝉颈产濒别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒测 adverb
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • 苍辞苍顎卹别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • non顎叞鹇凡醣璐遣灶僺颈路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • non顎叞鹇凡醣璐遣灶僺颈路产濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别顎卹别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • qua顎卻i-谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒测 adverb
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • su顎卲er路谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • su顎卲er路谤别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍顎卹别路蝉辫辞苍顎僺颈路产濒别 adjective
  • un顎叞鹇凡醣璐遣灶僺颈路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • un顎叞鹇凡醣璐遣灶僺颈路产濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of responsible1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin 谤别蝉辫艒苍蝉(耻蝉) ( response ( def ) ) + -ible ( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of responsible1

C16: from Latin 谤脓蝉辫辞苍蝉耻蝉 , from 谤脓蝉辫辞苍诲脓谤别 to respond
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Example Sentences

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Though Marineland has closed as a marine zoo business, they are still legally responsible for the welfare of the animals until they are rehomed.

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Yeah, in his model you have the here-and-now management system responsible for optimizing things as they are, and you have the intelligence system that is responsible for change and reorganization.

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That way, he can never be responsible for his own misdeeds.

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Police Scotland said it had a dedicated team gathering hundreds of pieces of evidence to build cases against those responsible for the attacks.

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鈥淭he judge can say, get him out of here for being disruptive in the courtroom 鈥 which, then, we would be responsible for,鈥 Monier said.

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