詞匯精選:liable的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
有…傾向的,易…的
例句:
Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.
任何一個投手在緊張的比賽中都可能會失常。
例句:
They are liable to knock him off.
他們可能會干掉他。
有責任的,有義務的
例句:
The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families.
航空公司所投的保險公司有責任向受害者家屬賠付損害賠償金。
例句:
As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable.
謀殺案發(fā)生在英國司法管轄范圍外,故國防部無須對其負責。
二、詞義辨析:
liable,apt,likely,prone,subject
這些形容詞均含“傾向于……的;易于……的”之意。 liable指易于產生某種不利的結果,側重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。 apt口語中常用,指自然的或習慣的傾向,無特殊的褒貶意味,常指在一般情況下發(fā)生的事。 likely側重可能性,用于指將來,預言希望或所不希望的結果。 prone多用于人,著重其本性,或傾向于某種錯誤、弱點或不良行為等。 subject指確實可以察覺的傾向,也就是總結出來的規(guī)律。
三、參考例句:
He was liable for his employees' accidents.
他應對雇工的工傷事故負責。
We are liable to make mistakes.
我們都易犯錯誤。
You are liable for all damage.
你應負賠償一切損壞的責任。
They are liable to knock him off.
他們可能會干掉他。
He is primarily liable for his debt.
他對債務負主要責任。
Gerald Levin is liable to compromise.
杰羅德·列文很可能會妥協(xié)。
A feeble attempt is liable to fail.
淺嘗輒止多半是要失敗的。
Every man is liable to error.
人人都可能犯錯誤。
I'll be liable for her mistakes.
我得為她的的錯負責。
Parents are liable for children's education.
父母應負責孩子的教育。
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- 英語四級及格分數(shù)