liability
翻译
责任, 债务, 不利因素, 法律责任
例句
The company has a liability for its products.
该公司对其产品负有责任。
His lack of experience is a liability.
他缺乏经验是一个不利因素。
The company's assets exceed its liabilities.
公司的资产超过其负债。
语法模式
((liability)) ((for sth.)) （对…的）责任 The company has a liability for its products.
((a liability)) ((to sb./sth.)) （对…的）不利因素，累赘 His lack of experience is a liability to the team.
((liabilities)) （通常为复数）债务 The company's assets exceed its liabilities.
近义词
同义词: 责任, 债务, 负担; 反义词: 资产, 优势
词源
源自法语 'lier'（捆绑），来自拉丁语 'ligare'（捆绑）。后缀 '-ability' 表示状态。因此，字面意思是“被（法律或债务）捆绑的状态”。
记忆技巧
想象一下“liable”（有责任的），或者在法律上与责任或债务“捆绑”在一起。 “lia-”部分听起来像“tie”（捆绑）。