| 单词 | responsibility |
| 释义 | responsibility (once / 147 pages) n A responsibility is something you're required to do as an upstanding member of a community. If you're in a band, it's your responsibility to learn the songs and show up to practice on time. Responsibility comes from the Latin responsus, which means “to respond.” There are actually a few different definitions of the noun. It can be another word for trustworthiness, as in, "He demonstrated his responsibility by showing up to practice on time." And it can be used to describe the social force that motivates us to take on individual responsibilities, as in, "A sense of responsibility drove him to memorize all of the songs." WORD FAMILYresponsibility: responsibilities+/irresponsibility: irresponsibilities/irresponsible: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, irresponsibly/responsible: irresponsible, responsibility, responsibleness, responsibly USAGE EXAMPLES“I felt like it was my responsibility to speak up.” The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) “The ivory trade is a great opportunity for China to show its commitment to its global responsibilities,” he wrote in an email. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force every right implies a responsibility Syn|Hypo|Hyper duty, obligation job the responsibility to do something guardianship, keeping, safekeepingthe responsibility of a guardian or keeper moral obligationan obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong noblesse obligethe obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) burden of proofthe duty of proving a disputed charge civic duty, civic responsibilitythe responsibilities of a citizen filial dutyduty of a child to its parents imperativesome duty that is essential and urgent incumbencya duty that is incumbent upon you legal dutyacts which the law requires be done or forborne line of dutyall that is normally required in some area of responsibility white man's burdenthe supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects prerequisite, requirementsomething that is required in advance demand, requirementrequired activity custody, hands(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child jury dutythe civic duty to serve on a jury fiduciary dutythe legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary obedience, respectbehavior intended to please your parents preconditiona condition that is a prerequisite academic requirementa requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program essential condition, sine qua nona prerequisite social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action 2n a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct he holds a position of great responsibility Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper responsibleness irresponsibility, irresponsibleness a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions fault responsibility for a bad situation or event accountability, answerability, answerablenessresponsibility to someone or for some activity dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliablenessthe quality of being dependable or reliable solidity, solidnessthe quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally infallibilitythe quality of never making an error duplicability, reproducibilitythe quality of being reproducible trustiness, trustworthiness the trait of deserving trust and confidence 3n the proper sphere or extent of your activities Syn|Hypo|Hyper province ecclesiastical province the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere a particular environment or walk of life |
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