单词
liability
英 [la??'b?l?t?]
美['la??'b?l?ti]
基本信息
- n. 责任；债务；倾向；可能性；不利因素
CET6IELTSGRE考研中低频词常用词汇
词态变化
复数:?liabilities;
中文词源
liability 责任，义务
来自liable,有责任的。
英文词源
- liability (n.)
- 1790, originally a term in law; "condition of being legally liable;" see liable + -ity. General sense is from 1809; meaning "thing for which one is liable" is first attested 1842. Related: Liabilities.
双语例句
- 1. The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.
- 该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Because of his injury Tom was just a liability to the team.
- 汤姆的伤使他成为全队的累赘.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Bad pronunciation is a liability in being a narrator.
- 不良的发音是做解说员的不利条件.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
- 随着总统的声望持续下跌，他们显然开始视他为负累。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability.
- 抛开她的纳税义务不谈，女王一直无可指摘。
来自柯林斯例句
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