[せきにんをとわれる, sekininwotowareru] (exp, v1) to be answerable (for); to take the blame [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Answerable \An"swer*a*ble\, a.
1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable
to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable;
responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal;
to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
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Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly
punished, but is answerable only to God? --Swift.
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2. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a
satisfactory answer.
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The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable.
--Johnson.
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3. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
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What wit and policy of man is answerable to their
discreet and orderly course? --Holland.
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This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the
apostle to the Thessalonians. --Milton.
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4. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement
answerable to the preparation for it.
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5. Equal; equivalent; adequate. [Archaic]
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Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he
had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost
bounds of Britain. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
answerable
adj 1: capable of being answered
2: morally or legally responsible to a higher authority;
"parents are answerable for their child's acts"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
