[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有责任的;应作解释的 If you are accountable to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your actions to that person.
[usu v-link ADJ]
Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions...
终于要对政府官员实行问责了。
The major service industries should be accountable to their customers.
主要的服务行业应该对它们的顾客负责。
accountability
...an impetus towards democracy and greater accountability.
促进民主及更强责任感
Oxford
ac·count·able/əˈkaʊntəbl; NAmEəˈkaʊntəbl/adjective[not usually before noun ]responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked (对自己的决定、行为)负有责任,有说明义务accountableto sb ◆Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters.从政者最终是向选民负责。accountablefor sth ◆Someone must be held accountablefor the killings. 必须有人要对这些凶杀事件负责。▶ac·count·abil·ity/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti; NAmEəˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/noun[uncountable ]◆( formal) the accountability of a company's directors to the shareholders 公司董事向股东所负之责accountabilityaccountabilitiesac·count·able/əˈkaʊntəbl; NAmEəˈkaʊntəbl/ac·count·abil·ity/əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti; NAmEəˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/
LDC
accountableac‧count‧a‧ble /əˈkaʊntəbəl/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun]
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responsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticized for themaccountable to The government should be accountable to all the people of the country.accountable for Managers must be accountable for their decisions. The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.—accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
WDF
accountable
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负有责任的(50%),可说明的(50%)
adj.有责任的;有解释义务的;可解释的
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