| 释义 |
sponsible, a. Now only dial.|ˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l|
[Aphetic f. responsible a.: cf. next.]
Responsible, reliable, respectable.
1721Wodrow Hist. Suff. Ch. Scot. (1830) III. 439/1 Till caution was found, by two sponsible persons, [that] she should present herself to the sheriff when called. 1765Cowper Let. 3 July, My woollen-draper, a very healthy, wealthy, sensible, sponsible man. 1810S. Green Reformist I. 120 ‘My Lord,’ replied the creditor, ‘I am an honest, sponsible shoemaker’. 1836–8Haliburton Clockm. Ser. ii. xxii. (1839) 276 But John Bull is like all other sponsible folks; he thinks 'cause he is rich he is wise too. 1856G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 97 One of the decent neighbours, and most sponsible man in the company. |