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

• （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。
• 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。
• 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

• N-COUNT 累赘；负累；负担
  If you say that someone or something isa 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。
• N-COUNT 负债；债务
  A company's or organization'sliabilitiesare 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。
• See also:liable

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being something that holds you back
• an obligation to pay money to another party
  Synonym:indebtednessfinancial obligation
• the state of being legally obliged and responsible

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Liability arising from breach of contract and the settlement of disputes;
  违约责任和争议处理；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。