responsableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈspɒnsᵻbl/, U.S.

/rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)l/,

/riˈspɑnsəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– responsable; also Scottish pre-1700 responsaball, pre-1700 responsabill.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French responsable.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman responssable, ressponsable, Anglo-Norman and Middle French responsable answerable, entitled to an answer (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman in specific legal use), answerable, required to answer (14th cent. in Anglo-Norman in spec. legal use), falling under a particular jurisdiction (14th cent.), accountable, standing surety for (15th cent.), that responds, that constitutes a reply (15th cent.), apparently < classical Latin respōns- , past participial stem of respondēre respond v. + Anglo-Norman and Middle French -able -able suffix; compare also Anglo-Norman respounable ,responible , Anglo-Norman and Middle French responable (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), showing a similar formation on Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French respondre respond v. Compare Spanish responsable (late 16th cent.), and also post-classical Latin responsabilis that requires a reply (14th cent.; probably < classical Latin respōnsāre to reply (see responsal adj.) + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare also responsible adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare earlier responsal adj., responsive adj.In later use chiefly a misspelling or typographical error for responsible adj.

†1. Scottish. Of land: suitable for livestock. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1510 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 325/2 With power to the said Patrik..gif the grond be nocht responsable for movable gudis to gar apprise the said grond.

2. = responsible adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [adjective] > responsible, answerable, or liable

accountablec1400

accountant1429

answerable1446

responsalc1460

countable1495

liable1542

chargeable1546

responsable1565

correspondent1612

countant1638

responsible1640

responsive1642

amenablea1781

1565 Boyds of Penkill Family Papers No. 52 It salbe lesum to the said Robert..to consigne the samin in ane responsable manis hands.

c1580 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 143 That the names of all sic fensabill personis habill for weir remanend at hame fra the said army salbe put in writt that thai may be responsabill to our Souerane Lordis returning..hame agane.

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Answer Hvmble Remonstr. xviii. 86 But now since Episcopacy comes to be challenged as a Divine Ordinance, how shall wee be responsable to those Texts.

1648 W. Ashhurst Reasons against Agreem. 11 Men that can neither write, read, nor have any estates responsable.

1675 in J. Cameron Argyll Justiciary Rec. (1949) I. 58 To..find sufficient responsaball landit men cawtione and souertie for them.

1708 Dumbarton Burgh Rec. (1860) 103 A bauk [sic] requayreing all the responsable burgesses..to provyd themselves with armes.

1735 B. N. Defoe New Eng. Dict. Responsable, apt or able to answer for a Matter, or pay Money, answerable, accountable.

1836 R. M. Martin Hist. Southern Afr. i. iv. 161 The captain of the kraal where he last slept is held responsable for his death.

1880 Commerc. Code Netherlands ii. ix. 142 The insurer is not responsable for the bad faith of the money-borrower.

1920 Blacksmiths Jrnl. 22 14/2 That fact is responsable for the labor party—born in Chicago recently.

1973 L. Huston in D. I. Roussopoulos Polit. Econ. State 104 When I was eight or nine years old, I was responsable for watering the garden.

2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 23 Apr. I agree the owner should be held responsable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	responsable
释义	responsableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈspɒnsᵻbl/, U.S. /rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)l/, /riˈspɑnsəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– responsable; also Scottish pre-1700 responsaball, pre-1700 responsabill. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French responsable. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman responssable, ressponsable, Anglo-Norman and Middle French responsable answerable, entitled to an answer (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman in specific legal use), answerable, required to answer (14th cent. in Anglo-Norman in spec. legal use), falling under a particular jurisdiction (14th cent.), accountable, standing surety for (15th cent.), that responds, that constitutes a reply (15th cent.), apparently < classical Latin respōns- , past participial stem of respondēre respond v. + Anglo-Norman and Middle French -able -able suffix; compare also Anglo-Norman respounable ,responible , Anglo-Norman and Middle French responable (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), showing a similar formation on Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French respondre respond v. Compare Spanish responsable (late 16th cent.), and also post-classical Latin responsabilis that requires a reply (14th cent.; probably < classical Latin respōnsāre to reply (see responsal adj.) + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare also responsible adj. and discussion at that entry. Compare earlier responsal adj., responsive adj.In later use chiefly a misspelling or typographical error for responsible adj. †1. Scottish. Of land: suitable for livestock. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1510 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 325/2 With power to the said Patrik..gif the grond be nocht responsable for movable gudis to gar apprise the said grond. 2. = responsible adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > [adjective] > responsible, answerable, or liable accountablec1400 accountant1429 answerable1446 responsalc1460 countable1495 liable1542 chargeable1546 responsable1565 correspondent1612 countant1638 responsible1640 responsive1642 amenablea1781 1565 Boyds of Penkill Family Papers No. 52 It salbe lesum to the said Robert..to consigne the samin in ane responsable manis hands. c1580 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 143 That the names of all sic fensabill personis habill for weir remanend at hame fra the said army salbe put in writt that thai may be responsabill to our Souerane Lordis returning..hame agane. 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Answer Hvmble Remonstr. xviii. 86 But now since Episcopacy comes to be challenged as a Divine Ordinance, how shall wee be responsable to those Texts. 1648 W. Ashhurst Reasons against Agreem. 11 Men that can neither write, read, nor have any estates responsable. 1675 in J. Cameron Argyll Justiciary Rec. (1949) I. 58 To..find sufficient responsaball landit men cawtione and souertie for them. 1708 Dumbarton Burgh Rec. (1860) 103 A bauk [sic] requayreing all the responsable burgesses..to provyd themselves with armes. 1735 B. N. Defoe New Eng. Dict. Responsable, apt or able to answer for a Matter, or pay Money, answerable, accountable. 1836 R. M. Martin Hist. Southern Afr. i. iv. 161 The captain of the kraal where he last slept is held responsable for his death. 1880 Commerc. Code Netherlands ii. ix. 142 The insurer is not responsable for the bad faith of the money-borrower. 1920 Blacksmiths Jrnl. 22 14/2 That fact is responsable for the labor party—born in Chicago recently. 1973 L. Huston in D. I. Roussopoulos Polit. Econ. State 104 When I was eight or nine years old, I was responsable for watering the garden. 2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 23 Apr. I agree the owner should be held responsable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1510
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