音标:['ɑ:nsәrәbl] ;
a. 有责任的, 可回答的
[法] 应负责任的, 可驳斥的, 可答覆的
s. capable of being answered
s. morally or legally responsible to a higher authority

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answerable的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. We are not answerable for damages.我们免于赔偿损害的责任。
  2. The government answerable to the people.政府应为他的人民负责。
  3. I am answerable to the company for the use of this equipment.我要向公司承担使用这一设备的责任。
  4. He is answerable to the police commissioner for the conduct of the officer in his force.他需要向警察局长就他警力中警官的行为进行解释。
  5. That question is not answerable.这问题无从答复。

经典引文

  • If he have robb'd these men He shall be answerable.

    出自:1 Henry IV,Shakespeare
  • She would be answerable for her on all accounts.

    出自:Defoe
  • I will be answerable that this galliard meant but some Saint Valentine's jest.

    出自:Sir W. Scott
  • For the good administration of which the magistrate..was answerable to the power which appointed him.

    出自:E. A. Freeman
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