liability

英 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti] 美 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti]

n.  (法律上对某事物的)责任,义务; 惹麻烦的人(或事); 欠债; 负债; 债务

复数:liabilities

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牛津词典

noun

  1. (法律上对某事物的)责任,义务
    the state of being legally responsible for sth
    1. The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.
      该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。
  2. 惹麻烦的人(或事)
    a person or thing that causes you a lot of problems
    1. Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
      琼斯负伤以来,与其说他是全队的骨干倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。
  3. 欠债;负债;债务
    the amount of money that a person or company owes
    1. The company is reported to have liabilities of nearly $90 000.
      据说公司负债近9万元。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 累赘;负累;负担
    If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment.
    1. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
      随着总统的声望持续下跌,他们显然开始视他为负累。
    2. ...what was once a vote catching policy, is now a political liability.
      这一曾经吸引选票的政策,如今成了政治上的负累。
  2. N-COUNT 负债;债务
    A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes.
    1. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million.
      这家公司资产为1.38亿美元,负债为1.205亿美元。
  3. See also: liable

双语例句

  1. The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability
    抛开她的纳税义务不谈,女王一直无可指摘。
  2. We cannot accept liability if you are refused entry because of invalid documents.
    如果你因证件无效被拒入内,我们不承担责任。
  3. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
    随着总统的声望持续下跌,他们显然开始视他为负累。
  4. The bank shall be entitled to debit the amount of such liability and all costs incurred in connection with it to your account
    银行将有权把此类债务的数额以及随之产生的所有相关费用计入你的账户借方。
  5. We have joint liability for the debt.
    我们对于那笔债务负有共同责任。
  6. He admitted liability for the accident.
    他承认对这起意外负有责任。
  7. We analyze the project economical contract liability mechanism that widely used on construction scene in order to answer the question of which mechanism is available.
    在采用何种制度才能确实起作用方面,本文结合施工现场广泛做法,分析了项目经济承包责任制。
  8. We have liability coverage, which covers only damages and injuries we cause to other people and property.
    我们购买了责任险,只涵盖我们对他人和财产造成的损害和伤害。
  9. A judge incurs no civil liability for judicial acts even if guilty of fraud and corruption.
    法官不因其司法行为而承担民事责任,即使是欺诈和贪污。
  10. No admission of liability was required, reducing the risk of damages claims.
    不需要承认责任,减少了索赔的风险。
  11. Liability Insurance System is also stated in this paper.
    对于责任保险制度也在文中进行了阐述。
  12. Liability arising from breach of contract and the settlement of disputes;
    违约责任和争议处理;
  13. I paid for my speech, I also legal liability has been neglected to cancer research workers.
    我对我的言论付法律责任,同时我也向一直在废寝忘食的研究癌症工作者致敬。
  14. Legal exemption from liability for damages.
    免除对损失进行赔偿的责任和义务。
  15. Compensation for mental injury has already been adopted by the Tort Liability Law of PRC.
    我国《侵权责任法》已经吸纳了精神损害赔偿制度。
  16. He then turns to an examination of communications for which criminal liability is fixed.
    然后,他转向了那些刑事责任固定通信检查。
  17. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 replaced the liability provisions of section 311.
    1990年的《石油污染法案》取代了第311条中对赔偿责任所做的规定。
  18. I accept no liability for any damage or loss of business that this software may cause.
    我接受没有任何损坏或损失的赔偿责任的业务,这个软件可能会导致。
  19. Liability to pay compensation and other liabilities for breach of contract;
    违反合同的赔偿和其他责任;
  20. The foregoing states the Contractor's entire liability for intellectual property right infringement.
    以上规定了供应方就知识产权侵权行为承担的全部责任。
  21. Owners have no personal liability for malpractice of other owners.
    业主并没有对其他业主不当行为的个人责任。
  22. The subject of the action is the liability of the defendant for the plaintiff's injure.
    诉讼的主题是被告对原告伤害所承担的责任。
  23. The principal shall bear civil liability for the agent's acts of agency.
    被代理人对代理人的代理行为,承担民事责任。
  24. Subject of right and obligation constitute the subject of product liability.
    产品责任主体分为权利主体和义务主体。
  25. Laws related to economic management, such as Company Law, Industrial Property Law and Product Liability Law etc.
    有关管理经济活动方面的法规。例如公司法、工业产权法和产品责任法等。3。
  26. This dissertation focuses on the invalid guaranty and its legal liability.
    本论文将无效保证的法律责任问题作为研究对象。
  27. Assets and Liability valuation and custody.
    资产和负债价值评估和保护。
  28. The judge exempted them from all liability in these matters.
    法官免除了他们在这些事上的所有责任和义务。
  29. The burden of proving divisibility of harm is on the defendant seeking to limit his liability.
    证明伤害可分性的责任落在了被告人寻求对自身责任的限制上。

英英释义

noun

  1. the quality of being something that holds you back

    1. an obligation to pay money to another party

        Synonym:    indebtednessfinancial obligation

      1. the state of being legally obliged and responsible