unaccountable

英 [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] 美 [ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl]

adj.  无法理解的; 难以解释的; 无须解释(或说明)的; 不负责的

TEM8法律

BNC.20943 / COCA.22263



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 无法理解的;难以解释的
    impossible to understand or explain
    1. For some unaccountable reason, the letter never arrived.
      不知何故,那封信始终未寄到。
  2. 无须解释(或说明)的;不负责的
    not having to explain or give reasons for your actions to anyone
    1. Too many government departments are unaccountable to the general public.
      有太多的政府部门不对社会大众负责。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 无法解释的;不可理解的;莫名其妙的
    Something that is unaccountable does not seem to have any sensible explanation.
    1. For some unaccountable reason, it struck me as extremely funny...
      不知道为什么,我觉得这极其滑稽。
    2. He had an unaccountable change of mind.
      他莫名其妙地改变了主意。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 不负责任的;无须解释的
    If you describe a person or organization as unaccountable, you are critical of them because they are not responsible to anyone for their actions, or do not feel they have to explain their actions to anyone.
    1. Economic policy in Europe should not be run by an unaccountable committee of governors of central banks.
      欧洲经济政策不应由不负责任的央行行长委员会来执行。
    2. ...an arrogant, unaccountable police chief.
      傲慢自大、不负责任的警察局局长

双语例句

  1. For some unaccountable reason, it struck me as extremely funny
    不知道为什么,我觉得这极其滑稽。
  2. He had an unaccountable change of mind.
    他莫名其妙地改变了主意。
  3. Economic policy in Europe should not be run by an unaccountable committee of governors of central banks.
    欧洲经济政策不应由不负责任的央行行长委员会来执行。
  4. It was altogether extraordinary and unaccountable.
    这实在出人意料,实在无法形容。
  5. Perhaps it was unusual in the circumstances, unlucky, unaccountable; but there it was; and this, as she had said, was what made her detest herself.
    也在这种情形里,她的感情是不同寻常的,不幸的,不可解释的;但是,实际上正是如此;正像她已经说过的,这就是她为什么要自己恨自己的原因了。
  6. In Iran, we see where the path of a violent and unaccountable ideology leads.
    在伊朗,我们看到暴力与不负责任的意识形态之路正在通向何方。
  7. Most are orphans that have, by some unaccountable means, survived.
    他们大多是莫名其妙存活下来的孤儿。
  8. At times, nevertheless, it did seem unaccountable to her that a decidedly bookish, musical, thinking young man should have chosen deliberately to be a farmer, and not a clergyman, like his father and brothers.
    不过有的时候,似乎她也难以理解,他这样一个书生气十足、爱好音乐和善于思索的年轻人,为自己选择的竟是做一个农民,而不是像他的父亲和哥哥一样去当牧师。
  9. And it may just be intended to send a broader message to those who flaunt unaccountable power.
    而且可能正要传递一个更明显的讯息给那些炫耀自己有权无责的领导人。
  10. Perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress; an unexplainable fear.
    只能察觉到一些阻碍发展的莫名其妙的影响;莫名其妙的恐惧。
  11. I think people are often praised both reaction: one kind is complacent, tail cocked up, One kind is ashamed unaccountable, uneasy.
    我觉得人受到表扬往往有两种反应:一种是洋洋得意,尾巴翘起;一种是惭愧难言,局促不安。
  12. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel.
    奇迹不同寻常的、非凡的事实或事件;奇迹。
  13. For some unaccountable reason, I put the letter in the wrong envelope.
    说不清楚什么原因,我把信放错了信封。
  14. For some unaccountable reason, these were not vast calamities.
    也不知由于什么原因,原来这些并不是大灾难啊。
  15. As he worked a sudden and unaccountable terror took possession of him.
    在干活的时候,不知怎么他突然感到毛骨悚然起来。
  16. In the past, the Chinese have complained loudly that the miners behave like an unaccountable oligopoly.
    中国过去曾大声抱怨,称这些矿商的行为像不负责任的寡头。
  17. In friends'heart, I've been marginalized as a cocky man unworthy of care. "Unaccountable"!
    在朋友的心目中,你早已沦为不值得计较的妄人。
  18. The unaccountable depression that possessed Philpot deprived him of all his usual jocularity and filled him with melancholy thoughts.
    一种难以形容的沮丧心情使菲尔波特失去了平时那种诙谐乐观的性格,他心中愁绪万端。
  19. What gives unaccountable agents the right to do that, statesmen and business leaders ask.
    政治家和商界领袖们常常质问,无需负责的机构为什么有权这么做。
  20. It's most unaccountable that we should never have known you.
    实在不可思议,我们怎么会一直不认识你。
  21. There were some unaccountable gaps in his story.
    他讲的话有些地方连贯不起来。
  22. Would elected governments accept the guesstimates of unaccountable technocrats?
    民选政府会认可不靠谱的技术官僚们瞎猜出来的数字吗?
  23. She instantly felt that she was the greatest simpleton in the world, the most unaccountable and absurd!
    她当即感到她是世界上最大的笨蛋,真是荒唐至极,不可思议。
  24. An insane person is unaccountable for his actions.
    精神病患者对其行为不负任何责任。
  25. To the conspiracy theorists, the Federal Reserve is a dangerous, shadowy and unaccountable organisation like the United Nations or CIA but without the black helicopters.
    在阴谋论者看来,美联储(Fed)是一个危险、阴暗、不负责任的机构就像与联合国(UN)或中央情报局(CIA)一样,只不过没有黑色直升机。
  26. My confessions have not relieved me; but they may account for some otherwise unaccountable phases of humour which I show.
    我的自白并不能使我轻松;可是这些话可以说明我所表现的情绪,不如此是无法说明的。
  27. The problem of unaccountable company leaders has a long history.
    公司领导层不负责任的问题由来已久。
  28. My friendship for him is as strange and unaccountable as his for me.
    我对他的友情跟他对我的一样不可思议,一样说不出一个所以然来。
  29. I was overcome by a quite unaccountable sense of menace.
    我为一种不可名状的威胁而不能自已。
  30. I often suffer from unaccountable headaches. My head was throbbing.
    我常莫名其妙地头疼。

英英释义

adj

  1. not to be accounted for or explained
    1. perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress
    2. an unexplainable fear

    Synonym:    unexplainable

  2. free from control or responsibility