liable

英 [ˈlaɪ.ə.bəl] 美 [ˈlaɪ.ə.bəl]
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  • adj. 有责任的,有义务的;应受罚的;有…倾向的;易…的
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将“liable”分解为“li-able”,想象自己因为某些行为(li)“有责任”或“有义务”受到惩罚或后果,这样就能记住这个单词表示的是“有责任的”或“易受惩罚的”。
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词族 · liable

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中文词源

liable 有责任的

来自拉丁语ligare,绑定,连结,词源同ligament,oblige.

英语词源

liable
liable: [15] Today’s main meaning of liable, ‘likely to’, is a comparatively recent development. Its primary sense is ‘legally bound or obliged’ (as in ‘liable for someone else’s debts’), which goes right back to the word’s ultimate source, Latin ligāre ‘tie’. Its Old French descendant lier is assumed to have give rise to an Anglo-Norman derivative *liable, literally ‘bindable’, which English took over.

Other English words that come ultimately from ligāre include ally, liaison [17], lien [16] (etymologically a ‘bond’), ligament [14], ligature [14], oblige, religion, and rely.

=> ally, liaison, lien, ligament, ligature, oblige, religion, rely
liable (adj.)
mid-15c., "bound or obliged by law," probably from Anglo-French *liable, from Old French lier "to bind, tie up, fasten, tether; bind by obligation," from Latin ligare "to bind, to tie" (see ligament). With -able. General sense of "exposed to" (something undesirable) is from 1590s. Incorrect use for "likely" is attested by 1886.

权威例句

1. Offenders will be liable to a seven-year prison term.
违犯者可判处7年监禁。
2. Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes.
教学实践中经常会出现突然的变化与改革。
3. Such a figure is liable to be attacked as a blasphemer.
这样的人很容易被人抨击为亵渎神明。
4. Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease.
如果房客将房子转租,他们仍承担责任。
5. You know you are liable to be cross-examined mercilessly about the assault.
你要清楚他们可能会就这起人身侵犯案毫不留情地盘问你。

词语辨析

【apt, subject, liable, likely, prone】
这组词都有“倾向于……的;易于……的”的意思,其区别是:
apt: 口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
subject: 指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
liable: 指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
likely: 侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
prone: 多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。

【responsible, liable】
这组词都有“对某人或某事负责的”的意思,其区别是:
responsible: 指能熟练而出色地履行职责或完成任务,或指在出差错而对其原因有争执时承担过失。
liable: 着重指在不履行债务等时应负法律责任或受罚。

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