liable 音标拼音: [l'ɑɪəbəl]
a . 应负责任的,应受的;易于…的,有…倾向的
应负责任的,应受的;易於…的,有…倾向的
liable adj 1 :
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant ; "
he is apt to lose "; "
she is liable to forget " [
synonym : {
apt (
p )}, {
liable (
p )}]
2 :
subject to legal action ; "
liable to criminal charges "
3 : (
often followed by `
to ')
likely to be affected with ; "
liable to diabetes " [
synonym : {
liable (
p )}, {
nonimmune }, {
nonresistant },
{
unresistant }]
4 :
held legally responsible ; "
men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service "
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a . [
From F .
lier to bind ,
L .
ligare .
Cf . {
Ally },
v .
t ., {
Ligature }.]
1 .
Bound or obliged in law or equity ;
responsible ;
answerable ;
as ,
the surety is liable for the debt of his principal .
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2 .
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty ,
more or less probable ; --
with to and an infinitive or noun ;
as ,
liable to slip ;
liable to accident .
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Syn :
Accountable ;
responsible ;
answerable ;
bound ;
subject ;
obnoxious ;
exposed .
Usage : {
Liable }, {
Subject }.
Liable refers to a future possible or probable happening which may not actually occur ;
as ,
horses are liable to slip ;
even the sagacious are liable to make mistakes .
Subject refers to any actual state or condition belonging to the nature or circumstances of the person or thing spoken of ,
or to that which often befalls one .
One whose father was subject to attacks of the gout is himself liable to have that disease .
Men are constantly subject to the law ,
but liable to suffer by its infraction .
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Proudly secure ,
yet liable to fall . --
Milton .
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All human things are subject to decay . --
Dryden .
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48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
liable ":
accountable ,
actionable ,
amenable ,
answerable ,
answerable for ,
apt ,
assailable ,
attackable ,
beatable ,
blameworthy ,
bound ,
chargeable ,
conquerable ,
disposed ,
exposed ,
fair ,
foreseeable ,
given ,
hopeful ,
in the cards ,
inclined ,
likely ,
naked ,
nonimmune ,
obligated ,
obnoxious ,
odds -
on ,
open ,
penetrable ,
pledged ,
predictable ,
predictable within limits ,
presumable ,
presumptive ,
probable ,
promising ,
prone ,
responsible ,
responsible for ,
sensitive ,
statistically probable ,
subject ,
susceptible ,
tied ,
to blame ,
verisimilar ,
vincible ,
vulnerable
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