英语单词 | liability |
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英美音标 | 英 [ˌlaɪə'bɪləti] 美 [ˌlaɪə'bɪləti] |
中文释义 | n.责任;债务;倾向;可能性;不利因素 |
英语例句 | (1) He admitted his liability for the accident. (2) The judge exempted them from all liability in these matters. (3) If your liabilities exceed your assets, you may go bankrupt. (4) But the court ruled in favour of Wilson Parking due to a liability disclaimer printed at the entrance. (5) The answer is affirmative, and the genetic liability of mental development arrearage is very big. (6) Taking extra vitamins may reduce your liability to colds. (7) Lack of education was a liability in getting a job. |
中文例句 | (1) 他承认自己对这起事故应负责任。 (2) 法官免除了他们在这些事上的所有责任和义务。 (3) 如果你所负的债超过你的资产,你就会破产。 (4) 但法院统治了倾向于威尔逊停放由于责任声明列印在入口。 (5) 回答是肯定的,而且精神发育迟滞的遗传倾向很大。 (6) 多吃一些维生素会减少你得感冒的可能性。 (7) 缺少教育对找工作不利。 |
vocabulary简明 | A liability is a debt or obligation or a personal flaw that stands in your way. A company's liabilities are simply the debts on its ledger, but a personal liability might be your extreme shyness in social situations. |
vocabulary扩展 | Depending on how you use it, the word liability has very different meanings. In a business or financial sense, a liability is a debt or fiscal obligation, like a mortgage or a loan. A limited liability company means if the company fails, the partners are on the hook for only what they initially invested in the company. A personal liability, however, is some element of your past, your character, or your behavior that might give you a disadvantage. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]累赘;负累;负担 If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment. [usu sing]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]负债;债务 A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes. [usu pl] [BUSINESS or LEGAL 商或法律]
3 See also:liable ; |
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