responsibility
翻译
责任, 职责
例句
It is your responsibility to lock the door.
锁门是你的责任。
He took responsibility for the mistake.
他为这个错误承担了责任。
语法模式
((for sth./-ing)) (对……的)责任 He took responsibility for the mistake.
((to do sth.)) (做……的)责任 It is your responsibility to lock the door.
近义词
同义词:duty, obligation, accountability;反义词:irresponsibility
词源
源自 'responsible'(有责任的),意为“能够回应”。指负责任的状态。
记忆技巧
可以把它想成是当事情发生时有“回应(respond)的能力(ability)”。如果你有责任,你就必须为此作出解释。