liable

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #9630 ★★☆☆☆

a. 有义务的, 应负责的, 有...倾向的 [法] 有责任的, 可受处理的, 应受罚的

发音

US /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

词形变化

more liable 比较级 most liable 最高级

别名

lyable

教材释义与例句

形容词

有责任的，有义务的；应受罚的；有…倾向的；易…的

释义与例句

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.

    The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.

  2. 2.

    Subject; susceptible; prone.

    This crime is liable to imprisonment for life.

    A man liable to heart disease.

  3. 3.

    Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

    Electronic devices are liable to malfunction when exposed to extreme heat.

  4. 4.

    Likely.

    表语

    Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

apt nonimmune nonresistant unresistant

近义相关 4

responsible likely susceptible nonexempt

词源

From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”).

来源：wiktionary