answerable是什么意思

双语例句

(1)He must be made answerable for these terrible crimes.

必须让他对这些严重的罪行负责。

(2)Ministers must be made answerable for their decisions.

各部长必须对所作的决定承担责任。

(3)Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them.

委员会应对选出他们的那些人作出交代。

(4)She was a free agent, answerable to no one for her behaviour.

她是个自由分子，言行不受任何人约束。

(5)We, we are answerable to our citizens.

我们，我们是在为我们的国民负责。

同义词

adj. 应负责任的；可回答的；有责任的

同根词

词根 answer

(1)answer n. 回答；答案；答辩vi. 回答；符合vt. 回答；符合

(2)answerer n. 回答者；答辩者；解答者

释义

adj.

[predic.](answerable to)required to explain or justify one's actions to; responsible or having to report to

须作出交代的；有责任的

I'm not answerable to you for my every movement

我无须为每一个举动向你作出交代

the Attorney General is answerable only to Parliament for his decisions.

总检察长作出的决定只需对议会负责

(answerable for)responsible for

对…负责

an employer is answerable for the negligence of his employees.

雇主对其雇员玩忽职守的行为负有责任。

(of a question)able to be answered

（问题）能回答的

straightforward and answerable questions.

直截了当且可以回答的问题。

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100%; adj 为...承担责任; 对...承担后果

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 为...承担责任; 对...承担后果

真题例句：

Fashion in America was logical and answerable to the will of the women who wore it.

在美国，时尚是合乎逻辑的并且对穿着它的女性的意愿负责。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解C]

必考派生词

answerable adj. 须作出交代的；有责任的；能回答的；对…负责

unanswered adj. 未予答复的；无回音的