Word · Frequency #26798
culpability
罪责；可责性；有罪性
核心释义
a state of guilt
- 1.
在犯罪或违法行为中个人的应受责备程度。
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
- 2.
对过错或不当行为的责任程度。
The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing.
在犯罪或违法行为中个人的应受责备程度。；对过错或不当行为的责任程度。；可责；有罪性；有过失
用法In use
His culpability in the matter was obvious, so he admitted his mistake.
用法提示：culpability 是名词，表示“罪责、过失”，在此作主语，指应受责备的状态。
The coach took full culpability for the team's poor performance.
用法提示：culpability 作为名词，与 take 搭配表示“承担罪责/责任”，强调对过失的归属。
She felt a deep sense of culpability when she realized her words had hurt him.
用法提示：culpability 在此作 sense of 的宾语，表示“负罪感、内疚”这一心理状态。
admit culpability
He refused to admit culpability for the accident.
他拒绝承认对事故负有罪责。
culpability for sth
culpability 后常接 for 说明对某事应承担的责任。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- admit culpability
- 承认罪责
- The company refused to admit culpability for the leak.该公司拒绝承认对泄露事件负有罪责。
- criminal culpability
- 刑事责任；刑事罪责
- The court had to determine his criminal culpability.法庭必须确定他的刑事责任。
- moral culpability
- 道德上的过错
- She felt moral culpability for ignoring the warning.她因无视警告而感到道德上的过错。
- deny culpability
- 否认罪责
- He denied all culpability for the accident.他否认对事故负有任何罪责。
- share culpability
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：culp像culprit(罪犯)，ability是能力；罪人的能力，即被追究的罪责。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、academic writing、formal discourse 通常多用于正式、法律或学术语境，表达应受责备或负有罪责的状态；日常口语中比较少见，可用 blame 或 fault 代替。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -bility 结尾，重音在 -bil- 上，与 culpability 押韵。注意 culpable（/ˈkʌlpəbəl/）拼写相近，但重音和结尾不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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