responsibility

英 [rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪləti] 美 [rɪˌspɑːnsə'bɪləti]

• n. 责任；职责；责任心

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]责任

   the condition or quality of being responsible

2. [U]责任感,可信赖性

   the quality of being sensible and trustworthy

3. [C]职责,所负责任的事

   sth for which one is responsible

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 责任，职责，任务
2. 义务
3. 负担，担子
4. 责任感，责任心
5. 可信赖性
6. 责任能力
7. 义务履行能力
8. 偿付能力
9. 【无线电】响应性
10. 职务，岗位
11. 权，职权
12. 负责
13. 事故责任

英英释义

Noun:

1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force;

   "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"
   "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"
   

2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities;

   "it was his province to take care of himself"
   

3. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct;

   "he holds a position of great responsibility"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It's my responsibility to lock the doors.
   我负责锁门。
2. You can't retreat from the responsibility in this affair.
   你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。
3. The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility.
   开药方是医生的职责。
4. He is free from any sense of responsibility.
   他丝毫没有责任感。
5. Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility.
   我们老师有高度的责任感。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has no responsibility for that accident.
   他对那个事故没有责任。
2. Wives still take most of the responsibility for the children.
   妻子仍然对孩子承担大部分责任。
3. The father of a family should have more sense of responsibility.
   一家之父应有责任感。
4. Do you know the responsibilities of the government workers?
   你知道政府工作人员的职责吗?
5. She has a lot of household responsibilities to do every day.
   她每天有数不清的家务事要去做。

经典引文

• I had the responsibility of looking after her.

  出自： J. Frame

• I have responsibilities towards both passengers and crew.

  出自： A. MacLean

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

lay the responsibility at sb's door

把责任归于某人attribute duty to sb

on one's responsibility

主动地,自作主张地sth be decided by oneself

shake one's responsibility

摆脱责任get rid of duty

shift the responsibility onto

嫁祸于人transfer the misfortune onto sb

词汇搭配

• on one's own responsibility 自作主张地
• responsibility profit 责任利润
• undertake responsibility 担负起责任
• undivided responsibility 单独承担的责任...
• original responsibility 原始责任
• corporate responsibility 共同责任
• lead responsibility 受铅性
• responsibility system 责任制
• joint responsibility 连带责任
• responsibility audit 责任审计
• responsibility accounting 权责单位会计制,责任...
• dual responsibility [经] 双重责任...
• peak responsibility 峰值负载供电量,峰值...
• individual responsibility 个人责任
• personal responsibility 个人责任
• shift the responsibility onto someone 嫁祸于人
• responsibility center [经] 责任中心...
• custodial responsibility [经] 保管责任...
• responsibility costing 责任成本会计...
• responsibility budget 责任预算

词义辨析

n. (名词)

responsibility, obligation

• obligation仅指对他人应尽的职责和义务,没有对自己应尽的责任的含意; responsibility则指一个人必须对后果负责的职责或义务。

duty，obligation，responsibility，function

• 这些名词都有“义务”或“职责”之意。
• duty指按道德和法律的标准，一个人永远要尽的义务，强调自觉性。
• obligation指道义上或法律上对他人的义务，强调强制性。也指因作出承诺而被迫履行的某种义务。
• responsibility指任何义务、职责、责任或职务上所应尽的本分，强调对他人的责任。
• function指因职务或职业关系去履行某种职责。

近反义词

【近义词】

• duty
• obligation

【反义词】

• irresponsibility 不负责任