Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #830
Fully loadedresponsibility
责任；职责
a duty or obligation to deal with something or to take care of someone
- 1.
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
负责任、可问责或需回答的状态
- 2.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr
约束你按照要求行事的社会力量
- 3.
The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
对某事负有责任、过失或责任的状态
- 4.
the proper sphere or extent of your activities
活动的适当范围或限度
- 5.
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
被认为应承担的职责、义务或责任
- 6.
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
可信赖的一种形式；对某人某事负责或对自己的行为负责的特质
负责任、可问责或需回答的状态；约束你按照要求行事的社会力量；对某事负有责任、过失或责任的状态；活动的适当范围或限度；被认为应承担的职责、义务或责任
In use
It is your responsibility to lock the door when you leave.
She has many responsibilities at work, so she often stays late.
Taking care of a pet is a big responsibility.
every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
he holds a position of great responsibility
take responsibility for (doing) sth
表示对某事负责，后接名词或动名词。
She took full responsibility for the mistake.
她为这个错误承担了全部责任。
have a responsibility to do sth
强调义务或职责，后接不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- take responsibility
- 承担责任
- He decided to take full responsibility for the mistake.他决定为这个错误承担全部责任。
- accept responsibility
- 接受责任
- The manager accepted responsibility for the team's failure.经理接受了团队失败的责任。
- shared responsibility
- 共同责任
- Parenting is often a shared responsibility between both parents.养育孩子通常是父母双方的共同责任。
- sense of responsibility
- 责任感
- She has a strong sense of responsibility towards her community.她对社区有强烈的责任感。
- responsibility for
- 对……的责任
- The company has a responsibility for environmental protection.公司对环境保护负有责任。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将responsibility拆解为response（回应）和ability（能力），有回应的能力即意味着负责任。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作职责、法律责任、道德责任 通常用于正式或半正式场合，涵盖工作、法律及道德等领域的责任。
Grammar Note
often used with 'take' or 'have'
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'ability' and 'possibility' rhyme with 'responsibility' because they share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following sounds (-lɪti). The other words (activity, community, university, security) end in -ity but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ækˈtɪvɪti/, /kəˈmjunɪti/, etc.) and thus do not rhyme. In rapid American English, the /t/ in the suffix may flap to [ɾ], making the ending sound similar, but the stressed vowel difference remains.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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