liability详尽意思

1. （应负的）责任，（应履行）的义务
2. 【会】负债，债务，欠债
3. （ 易于...的）倾向
4. 不利条件， 不利因素
5. 惹麻烦的人
6. 负担， 包袱，束缚
7. 妨碍
8. 可能性

1. the state of being legally obliged and responsible
2. an obligation to pay money to another party
3. the quality of being something that holds you back

1.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.

e.g. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him aliability.
随着总统的声望持续下跌，他们显然开始视他为负累。
e.g. ...what was once a vote catching policy, is now a politicalliability.
这一曾经吸引选票的，如今成了政治上的负累。

2.负债；债务
A company's or organization'sliabilities are the sums of money which it owes.

e.g. 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

• accept〔assume, undertake〕liability承担责任
• acknowledge〔admit〕liability承认责任
• deny liability否认责任
• have〔meet〕 -ties负〔还〕债

• full liability全部责任
• heavy -ties沉重的债务
• limited〔unlimited〕liability有限〔无限〕责任

• be under liability承担责任
• with -ties负债

• liability for delay迟延的责任
• liability for military服兵役的义务
• liability in对…不利
• liability to error〔disease〕易犯错误〔易得病〕

• I had been twelve, which was a liability when other people were fifteen.

  出自：M. Atwood

• British Rail want to close it because it is a maintenance liability.

  出自：Lancaster Guardian

1. liability的基本意思是“责任,义务,倾向”,常与介词for连用,表示“对…负有责任”。
2. liability的复数形式还可作“债务”解。
3. liability与介词to连用时作“有…的倾向〔可能性〕”“对…是不利条件”解。