accountable

accountable — 形容詞

1. having a duty to take responsibility for your actions or decisions, and to give

1.形容詞C2
釋義

負有責任的

對行為或決定須負責並說明的

having a duty to take responsibility for your actions or decisions, and to give a clear reason for them when someone in authority asks — for example, a teacher who must justify a grade, or a minister who must explain a policy choice.

例句

School principals are accountable to parents for the safety of every child on campus.

校長對家長負有責任，必須確保校園裡每個孩子的安全。

accountable to [person] for [thing]

Voters want politicians to be held accountable for the promises they make during elections.

選民希望政治人物為自己在選舉時做出的承諾負起責任。

passive: be held accountable for [thing]

常見搭配
  • directly accountable
  • fully accountable
  • publicly accountable
  • hold someone accountable
  • accountable to shareholders
  • accountable for the decision
同義詞
  • responsible

    broader and more everyday; 'responsible' covers both having a duty and being the cause, while 'accountable' stresses the duty to explain.

  • answerable

    near-synonym, slightly less formal; common in 'answerable to a boss' but rarer in legal or political writing.

  • liable

    stresses legal or financial obligation to pay or be punished, not the duty to give reasons.

反義詞
  • unaccountable

    directly opposite — not required to explain or justify actions.

文法句型

accountable to someone

accountable for something

hold someone accountable

用法筆記

Almost always used in a context of authority or oversight — the person or body you answer to is named or implied. Frequently appears in the passive structure 'be held accountable' and in collocations with 'directly', 'fully', 'publicly'. Rarely used before a noun (predicative more than attributive).

常見錯誤

He is accountable about the mistake.
He is accountable for the mistake.
use 'for' before the thing you must answer for, not 'about'.
The manager is accountable with the shareholders.
The manager is accountable to the shareholders.
use 'to' before the person or body you must answer to.

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常用片語

  • hold someone accountable
  • be held accountable
  • accountable to the public
  • accountable for one's actions

介系詞搭配

  • to (a person or body)
  • for (an action or outcome)