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TOEFL BNC: 1054 COCA: 1365

responsible

Word family 
re·spon·si·ble /rɪˈspɒnsəbəl $ rɪˈspɑːn-/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj
1  guilty 有罪的 [not before noun]GUILTYFAULT/BE somebody'S FAULT if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamed 〔對事故、錯誤、罪行等〕負有責任的，應承擔責任的
responsible for
Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.
警方認爲該地區其他三宗謀殺案也是此人所爲。
hold somebody responsible (for something)
If anything goes wrong, I will hold you personally responsible.
要是哪裏有問題，我唯你是問。
the person/people etc responsible
We are determined to bring the people responsible to justice.
我們決意要將肇事者繩之以法。
► see thesaurus at guilty
2  in charge of 負責 [not before noun]RESPONSIBLE having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or something 〔對某人、某事〕負責的
responsible for
Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million.
米爾斯負責五百多萬美元的預算。
The airline is legally responsible for the safety of its passengers.
航空公司對乘客的安全負有法律責任。
responsible for doing something
He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.
他負責招募和培訓新員工。
3  cause 原因CAUSE [not before noun] if something is responsible for a change, problem, event etc, it causes it 引起…的
responsible for
The floods were responsible for over a hundred deaths.
洪水造成一百多人死亡。
4  sensible 明智的SENSIBLE sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trusted 有責任心的，可信賴的，可靠的 OPP irresponsible → reliable
You can leave the children with Billy – he’s very responsible.
你可以把孩子交給比利，他非常可靠。
responsible adult/citizen
It’s time you started acting like a responsible adult.
你現在應該表現得像個有責任心的成年人了。
5. responsible job/position TRUSTa job in which the ability to make good judgments and decisions is needed 要職
Examples from the Corpus
responsible job/position• So far his strategy seems to be working: although younger than William, he occupies a more responsible position.• Or normally have had not less than three years' experience in a responsible position in an approved specialist field within the industry.• The five-year MEng honours degree course is for particularly able students who expect to assume responsible positions in industry immediately after graduation.• What had those educated women in that church, many of them with responsible jobs in London, in common with that story?• Yet Margaret holds a responsible position in marketing and is by no means untalented.• One or two had quite responsible positions in their employment.• Now he walks on crutches and holds a responsible position with a magazine in New York.
6  be responsible to somebody RESPONSIBLEif you are responsible to someone, that person is in charge of your work and you must explain what you have done to them 向某人負責
Cabinet members are directly responsible to the president.
内閣成員直接向總統負責。
Examples from the Corpus
directly responsible• Severing the umbilical cord between landlords and peasants vastly increased the proportion of the population for which the centre was directly responsible.• This was the last Doctor Who story for which Syndey Newman was directly responsible.• Well, perhaps not directly responsible.• It is directly responsible for 35,000 deaths from lung cancer and twice this number from other diseases every year.• They are frequently directly responsible for its execution.• In some places, women have been directly responsible for its introduction, whilst in others feminist ideas have influenced the law-makers.• Sender of message and person responsible for delay in clearance will be held directly responsible for possible deaths of thousands.• The constitution also made military leaders directly responsible to the emperor, allowing them to bypass the cabinet.
5 GRAMMAR 語法
Responsible is always an adjective, never a noun. Responsible is followed by for , not ‘of’. responsible是形容詞，不是名詞。 responsible後接for，不接of
Who is responsible for this mess?
這一團糟是誰弄的？
The person/company etc responsible is the person etc who has done something wrong. the person/company etc responsible 意爲對錯事負有責任的人/公司等
Our department is responsible for marketing.
我們這個部門負責營銷。
A responsible person, or someone who is responsible , is sensible. a responsible person或someone who is responsible意爲有責任心的人
Police are determined to catch the man responsible (NOT 不說 the responsible/the responsible man).
警方下決心捉拿肇事者。
He’s a very responsible young man.
他是個非常有責任心的年輕人。
n Grammar
Responsible is always an adjective, never a noun:
Who is responsible?
✗Don’t say: Who is the responsible?
The person/man/woman etc responsible is the person who has done something, usually something bad:
We will catch the person responsible.
✗Don’t say: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.
You say that someone is responsible for something:
Who is responsible for this mess?
這一團糟是誰弄的？
Claire is responsible for marketing.
✗Don’t say: be responsible of something
Examples from the Corpus
responsible• Supporters say the program helps teens become sexually responsible.• I'm a responsible adult. I can make my own choices.• We never worried about letting Sam babysit our kids - he'd always seemed very responsible and intelligent.• We aim to educate our children to become socially responsible citizens.• He treated me as if I wasn't responsible enough to be given the tools to do my job.• The Los Angeles Times is not responsible for changes in prices, dates or itineraries.• The rest will be part-time, seasonal, or contract workers, responsible for designing and choreographing their own careers and retirements.• He saw that it was this very racism that was responsible for forcing blacks into positions of marginality.• Mrs Williams says that the hospital was responsible for her husband's death.• The defendants argued that they were not responsible for his death, as it could not have been foreseen.• Another discovery from the early space age was the mechanism responsible for raising intense planet-wide dust storms on Mars.• The other driver was responsible for the accident, and he should pay for the damage.• While the work of Prof Harwood is valuable, cocoa butter is not responsible for the popularity of chocolate.• Police believe a local gang is responsible for the recent burglaries.• Individuals will be responsible for their own personal development plans which will be measured against agreed standards of business performance.• Who was responsible for this pleasant girl being effectively unemployable?• I would feel responsible if anything happened to the kids.• Two new programs are being developed to help promote responsible sexual behavior.
personally responsible• She would have been held personally responsible and would almost certainly have fallen from office.• Maureen is personally responsible for all the arrangements.• He is held personally responsible for complying with the many rules and regulations that govern its use.• We are, each of us, personally responsible for damaging our environment.• Did this make me personally responsible for more deaths?• Like the sole trader, the partners are personally responsible for paying off any debts the shop may incur.• Most systems have an executive cabinet, with each member directly and personally responsible for some major area of administration.• Now I was not personally responsible for that.
legally responsible• Legal remedies can ensure that landlords carry out the works for which they are legally responsible.• Remember, that as the carrier, you remain legally responsible for the actions of your subcontract haulier.• Imagine our horror at the thought that we might now be held legally responsible for the tragic results of an inadequate diet.• The skipper is legally responsible for your safety and has the final say over where you go.• If the Policyholder is legally responsible, there would be cover.
responsible adult/citizen• Aim: emphasis upon the responsible citizen, and the idea of service.• Nobody told you to flirt with me like a grown mature responsible adult man would do.• And support us as we live as responsible citizens of this city and nation.• As responsible citizens, you have the duty to, and can, avert these insurance crises.
From Longman Business Dictionary
responsiblere·spon·si·ble /rɪˈspɒnsəbəlrɪˈspɑːn-/ adjectiveadj
1be responsible for something to be officially in charge of something as part of your job, meaning you must accept the blame if something goes wrong
Partners are officially responsible for all the firm’s financial obligations.
the City watchdog responsible for regulating fund managers
2be responsible to somebody if you are responsible to someone in your job, you have to report your actions, progress etc to them
The Computer Group Manager is responsible to the Head of Computer Development.
3responsible job/position etcJOB a job, position etc in which the ability to make good judgements and decisions is important
As works manager, I had an interesting and responsible job.
TOEFL BNC: 1054 COCA: 1365
responsible

adjective¹

 1having the job/duty of doing sth有義務VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be負責▸➤become開始要負責▸➤remain一直負責▸➤make sb讓某人負責◇I am making you responsible for the cooking.我讓你負責烹飪。➤leave sb讓某人承擔責任◇I'm leaving you responsible for Juliet's protection.我把保護朱麗葉的任務交給你了。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, fully, totally, wholly完全負責；全面負責；負全責▸➤chiefly, largely, mainly, primarily主要負責；大體負責➤directly直接負責◇Thompson is directly responsible for all aspects of the business unit.湯普森直接負責該業務部門的方方面面。➤individually, personally個人／親自負責➤solely全權負責◇if you're solely responsible for your family's welfare如果你家庭的幸福只是靠你一個人➤collectively, equally, jointly集體負責；負有同等責任；共同負責◇Members of the committee are collectively responsible for all decisions taken.委員們對所作的一切決定集體負責。◇Both parents are equally responsible for raising the children.父母雙方對於撫養孩子負有同等責任。➤formally, legally正式負責；負法律責任➤nominally名義上負責◇the person nominally responsible for staff training名義上負責職員培訓的人➤ultimately最終負責◇The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions.最終由董事會負責決定採取什麼政策。➤financially負責財政PREPOSITION➤for負責⋯◇They're responsible for cleaning the engine.他們負責清洗發動機。
responsible

adjective²

 2being the cause of sth/to blame for sth作為原因；應受責備VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, seem是起因；感到是緣由；似乎是緣由◇No single pathogen seems wholly responsible for the disease.這個病似乎不完全是由某一個病原體引起的。➤become變為起因▸➤believe sb (to be), consider sb, deem sb, find sb, hold sb, regard sb as, see sb as, think sb認為應歸咎某人；認定某人應承擔責任◇A man arrested in Madrid is believed to be responsible for the bombings.一個在馬德裏被捕的人被認為是爆炸案嫌犯。◇They held him responsible for the failure of the policy.他們把政策的失敗歸咎於他。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, fully, wholly應承擔全部後果；應承擔全部責任➤chiefly, largely, mainly, primarily, principally應承擔主要責任◇It's been one of the factors chiefly responsible for improved public health.這是公共衞生得以改善的主要因素之一。➤in part, partially, partly, somewhat是部份起因➤equally同樣發揮作用的◇We are all equally responsible for its success.我們大家都同樣為其成功貢獻了力量。➤directly直接造成後果▸➤indirectly間接造成後果▸➤personally是個人緣由▸➤single-handedly, solely應單獨承擔後果；獨自負責◇He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town.鎮上猖獗的毒品交易幾乎都是他一手造成的。➤ultimately是最終緣由▸➤somehow多少應負責任◇Did he think her somehow responsible for Mario's death?他是否認為她對馬裏奧的死多少應負點兒責任？➤morally應負道德責任➤criminally應負刑事責任PREPOSITION➤for對⋯應負責◇Who was responsible for the mistake?誰應對這一錯誤負責？
responsible

adjective³

 3having to report to sb/sth應彙報VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be向⋯負責ADVERB➤directly直接向⋯負責▸➤ultimately最終向⋯負責◇a complex web of party bodies ultimately responsible to the Central Committee最終向中央委員會負責的複雜的政黨機構PREPOSITION➤to向⋯負責◇The prime minister is directly responsible to Parliament.首相直接向議會負責。
responsible

adjective⁴

 4showing/needing good sense and reliability有責任感；需要責任感VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem盡職；好像盡職▸➤become變得盡責➤consider sb認為某人能夠承擔責任◇In California you have to be 21 to be considered responsible enough to drink.在加利福尼亞州，必須滿 21 歲才能被認為可以飲酒。➤make sb使某人有責任感◇their efforts to make the industry more responsible and responsive to concerns他們使該行業變得更有責任感且更積極回應人們所關心問題的努力ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常可靠▸➤highly有高度責任感▸➤ecologically, environmentally有生態意識；有環境意識◇The organization needs to become more environmentally responsible.該組織應該加強環境意識。➤ethically, morally, politically, socially有道德意識；有政治意識；有社會意識◇Resources must be allocated in a morally responsible way.資源分配必須要對得起良心。➤financially, fiscally (especially NAmE) 有經濟／有金融意識PREPOSITION➤with對⋯盡責◇They are not very responsible with money.他們花錢有些大手大腳。
TOEFL BNC: 1054 COCA: 1365
responsible adj.
⇨ guilty (responsible for the mess) ⇨ reliable 1 (a responsible attitude) ⇨ be responsible for sb/sth ⇨ run verb 2
TOEFL BNC: 1054 COCA: 1365
responsible
Responsible for something or someone: responsible, answerable, duty-bound...
Being in charge: executive, supervisory, responsible...
Words used to describe jobs and work: antisocial, articled, assistant...
Sensible and reasonable: practical, sensible, rational...
Reliable and trustworthy: reliable, trustworthy, consistent...

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