英语词汇“liability”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

liability

/lʌɪəˈbɪlɪti

noun (plural liabilities)

1 [mass noun] The state of being legally responsible for something: once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends...

She gave birth to a healthy child, and the respondents accepted liability for negligence.
The distinction between liability for acts and liability for omissions is well known.
There is no legal prohibition denying the Community the right to accept liability for private acts of its servants.

Synonyms

accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability;

incrimination, blame, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, onus, fault

informal the rap

1.1 [count noun] (usually liabilities) A thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money owed: valuing the company’s liabilities and assets...

For the other sectors, balance sheet data are limited to financial assets and liabilities.
We want to retire with the largest possible pot of assets and the least amount of liabilities.
This will include taking into account accrued liabilities and assets.

Synonyms

financial obligation, debt, indebtedness, debit;

(liabilities) debts, arrears, dues

2 [usually in singular] A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage: she said the party had become a liability to green politics...

One could expect that Junior's presence will become a liability once he spells out his plan.
When wildlife is perceived to be a danger and a liability, it compromises the very basis of conservation.
Girls would not be seen as a burden or a liability if they were guaranteed an equal right to inheritance and property.

Synonyms

hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience;

obstacle, impediment, drawback, drag, disadvantage, weakness, shortcoming, problem, weak spot/point;

millstone round one's neck, stumbling block, cross to bear, cross, albatross;

Achilles heel;

British disbenefit

informal minus, fly in the ointment

archaic cumber

单词	liability
释义	liability /lʌɪəˈbɪlɪti / noun (plural liabilities) 1 [mass noun] The state of being legally responsible for something: once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for* any loss ends... She gave birth to a healthy child, and the respondents accepted liability for negligence. The distinction between liability for acts and liability for omissions is well known. There is no legal prohibition denying the Community the right to accept liability for private acts of its servants. Synonyms accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability; incrimination, blame, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, onus, fault informal* the rap 1.1 [count noun] (usually liabilities) A thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money owed: valuing the company’s liabilities and assets... For the other sectors, balance sheet data are limited to financial assets and liabilities. We want to retire with the largest possible pot of assets and the least amount of liabilities. This will include taking into account accrued liabilities and assets. Synonyms financial obligation, debt, indebtedness, debit; (liabilities) debts, arrears, dues 2 [usually in singular] A person or thing whose presence or behaviour is likely to put one at a disadvantage: she said the party had become a liability to green politics... One could expect that Junior's presence will become a liability once he spells out his plan. When wildlife is perceived to be a danger and a liability, it compromises the very basis of conservation. Girls would not be seen as a burden or a liability if they were guaranteed an equal right to inheritance and property. Synonyms hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience; obstacle, impediment, drawback, drag, disadvantage, weakness, shortcoming, problem, weak spot/point; millstone round one's neck, stumbling block, cross to bear, cross, albatross; Achilles heel; British disbenefit informal minus, fly in the ointment archaic cumber Rhymes ability, agility, civility, debility, docility, edibility, facility, fertility, flexility, fragility, futility, gentility, hostility, humility, imbecility, infantility, juvenility, mobility, nihility, nobility, nubility, puerility, senility, servility, stability, sterility, tactility, tranquillity (US tranquility), usability, utility, versatility, viability, virility, volatility
随便看	poutful poutine pouting poutingly come in for come in handy come into come into effect come into its (or one's) own come into line come into (or go out of) operation come into (or go out of) use come into (or to) one's kingdom come into play come into question come into the world comeliness comely come naturally come of come of age come off come off it come off second best come on

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