| 釋義 |
liability /Jaia'bilati; /lais'bihti/ n (pl -ties) 1 [U] the state of being liable: 應負責; 有義務; 易遭受; 有某種傾向： ~ to pay taxes; 納稅的義務; ~ for military service, in a country where there is conscription; (在行征兵制度的國內(nèi))服兵役的義務; ~ to disease. 易患疾病。 Don't admit ~ for the accident, eg because of car insurance claims. 不要承認對此意外事件負責(例如由于汽車保險之要求)。 ,limited company, climit1. 2 (pl) debts; sums of money that must be paid (contrasted with assets). (復)債務; 負債(與 assets 相對)。 3 (colloq) handicap: 〔俗)由區(qū); 不利： His wife is more of a ~ at a party than an asset. 在宴會中他的妻子不是得力助手, 反而是個礙事的人。 |