liability
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How to pronounce liability in British English: 英 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti]
How to pronounce liability in American English: 美 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti]
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- Noun:
- the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- an obligation to pay money to another party
- the quality of being something that holds you back
单词词源
- liability (n.)
- 1790, originally a term in law; "condition of being legally liable;" see liable + -ity. General sense is from 1809; meaning "thing for which one is liable" is first attested 1842. Related: Liabilities.
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双语例句
- 1. Product liability lawsuits are difficult to bring and win .
- 2. The focus on liability hedging will increase , he adds .
- 3. Social security and medicare have a total unfunded liability in excess of $ 100 trillion .
- 4. The biggest liability is promises made to existing employees .
- 5. Simple is perhaps it , but simplicity per se is hardly a liability in science .