culpable
/ˈkʌlpəb(ə)l/📚 21369托福GREsatIf someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened. 难辞其咎的
adjective [原级]有罪的；该责备的；不周到的；应受处罚的
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
他们不采取行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。
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- Lesson 32 Galileo reborn culpable 形容词: 应受遣责的
culp (罪行) + able → 该谴责的
单词造句:
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- ...manslaughter resulting from culpable negligence. ...由疏忽导致的过失杀人罪应受到处罚。
- He added there was clear culpability on the part of the government. 他补充说政府方面明显负有责任。
- Neighbouring Rwanda is also culpable. 邻国卢旺达也应该受到谴责。
- Now he is viewed as one of those most culpable for the crisis. 现在却被认为是这场危机的罪魁祸首之一。
culpable的重要知识点
culpable adj. 应受谴责的，应受处罚的
- culpable negligence
- Neighbouring Rwanda is also culpable. 邻国卢旺达也应该受到谴责。
- They held him culpable for the offence. 他们认为他有罪应受惩罚。
| be culpable for … 应该对…负责 | We are partly culpable for the state of events. |
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| hold sb. culpable 谴责某人 | He was held culpable for what had happened. |
culpability n. 可责；有过失；有罪
- After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability.
- I worry about my and my colleagues' culpability along these lines. 我担心我和我的同事们在这个方面犯了过失。
- No blame attached to me: I am as free from culpability as any one of you three. 我没有责任，像你们三位中的任何一位那样是无罪的。
| be responsible for … 应该对…负责 | He is responsible for the accident. |
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| hold sb. responsible 谴责某人 | He held me responsible whenever anything went wrong. |
| responsibility n. 责任，职责；义务 | Terrorists have claimed responsibility for the bomb attack. |