answerable
adjective /ˈɑːnsərəbl/
/ˈænsərəbl/
- [not before noun] answerable to somebody (for something) having to explain your actions to somebody in authority over you
向某人(对某事)负责 - She was a free agent, answerable to no one for her behaviour.
她不归任何人管,我行我素。
- She was a free agent, answerable to no one for her behaviour.
- [not before noun] answerable (for something) responsible for something and ready to accept punishment or criticism for it
(为某事)承担责任,承担后果 - Ministers must be made answerable for their decisions.
各部长必须对所做的决定承担责任。
- Ministers must be made answerable for their decisions.
- (of a question
) that can be answered问题 可答复的