Word · Frequency #7192
Fully loadedaccountable
应负责任的；有责任的
核心释义
Obliged to answer for one's actions; answerable.
- 1.
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
- 2.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
- 3.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
须交代账目的；有账目责任的；负有责任的；可说明的；可解释的；[经] 负有责任的
用法In use
As a manager, you are accountable for the team's performance.
用法提示：形容词，表示对某事负有责任
The government must be accountable to the public for its actions.
用法提示：形容词，表示向某人负责
He was held accountable for the mistake and had to apologize.
用法提示：形容词，在被动结构中表示被追究责任
be accountable to sb
表示对某人负责，后接对象。
The CEO is accountable to the board of directors.
首席执行官对董事会负责。
be accountable for sth
表示对某事负责，后接责任内容。
Each team member is accountable for their own tasks.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be accountable to
- 对...负责
- The CEO is accountable to the board of directors.CEO对董事会负责。
- be accountable for
- 对...负责
- Each manager is accountable for their team's performance.每位经理都要对其团队的表现负责。
- hold someone accountable
- 追究某人的责任
- We must hold the company accountable for the environmental damage.我们必须追究该公司对环境破坏的责任。
- remain accountable
- 仍然负有责任
- Even after leaving office, the official remains accountable for past actions.即使离职后，该官员仍对其过去的行为负责。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 account（账目）+ able（能），能算清账目即负有责任。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或责任明确的场合，常见于法律、管理或道德语境中。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于系动词后，不用于名词前；后接to表示对某人负责，接for表示对某事负责。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, 'available' and 'reliable' share the same stress pattern (stress on the second syllable) and ending /əbl/ with 'accountable', so they truly rhyme. The others end in /əbl/ but have different stress patterns, so they do not rhyme with 'accountable'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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