accountability
翻譯
問責制, 責任
例句
There is a need for greater accountability in public life.
公共生活中需要更強的問責制。
The company has a strong culture of accountability.
這家公司有很強的責任文化。
文法模式
((for sth.)) 對…的責任 There is accountability for the budget.
((to sb.)) 對…負責 The government has accountability to the public.
近義詞
同義詞: responsibility, liability; 反義詞: irresponsibility
詞源
源自“accountable”，即“account”（解釋）+“-able”（能夠的）。指能夠解釋自己行為的狀態。
記憶技巧
可以記為有“ability”（能力）去“account for”（解釋）自己的行為。