单词 | responsibility |
释义 | responsibility[ ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee ] / rɪˌspɒn səˈbɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR responsibility ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management. an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours! a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority. a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents. reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments. Idioms for responsibilityon one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility. Origin of responsibilityFirst recorded in 1780–90; respons(ible) + -ibility SYNONYMS FOR responsibility1 answerability, accountability. SEE SYNONYMS FOR responsibility ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM responsibilitynon·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.self-re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, nounsu·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for responsibility
British Dictionary definitions for responsibilityresponsibility / (rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ) / noun plural -tiesthe state or position of being responsible a person or thing for which one is responsible the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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