| 单词 | culpable |
| 释义 | culpable (kʌlpəbəl ) adjective If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened. [formal] Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable. ...manslaughter resulting from culpable negligence. Synonyms: blameworthy, wrong, guilty, to blame culpability (kʌlpəbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun He added there was clear culpability on the part of the government. Synonyms: fault, blameworthiness, blame, responsibility Collocations: culpable negligence The coroner all but accused the Government of sending a man to his death by culpable negligence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Anything else is culpable negligence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If that doesn't quite amount to an intention to offend, it does amount to culpable negligence in avoiding pointless offence. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Other racecourse owners are sometimes equally culpable. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But there are many others who are equally culpable. The Sun (2015) His political position is clear: capitalism is an oppressive system and the constituents of the organizational bloc that wields political power are all equally culpable. Critical Social Research (1990) |
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