| 单词 | responsibility |
| 释义 | responsibility /ri spon'seuh bil"i tee/, n. , pl. responsibilities. 1. the state or fact of being responsible. 2. an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours! 3. a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority. 4. a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents. 5. reliability or dependability, esp. in meeting debts or payments. 6. on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility. [1780-90; RESPONS(IBLE) + -IBILITY] Syn. 1. answerability, accountability. |
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