Culpable
[ 'kʌlpəbl ]
公共 Public
adj. 应受谴责的，应受处罚的，有罪的;
💡 词根助记
culp =fault,表示”错,罪”#词根助记：culp+able有…的
📝 例句
society is culpable, in that it does not afford instruction gratis;
社会的罪在于不办义务教育；
hold a person culpable
认为某人该受责备
They held him culpable for the offence.
他们认为他有罪应受惩罚。
Brooke was really culpable.
布鲁克实在是罪魁祸首。
I cannot be held culpable (for their mistakes).
不能（把他们的错误）归咎於我.
🌱 联想助记
capture 抓住 captive 被俘的 + ble 可抓的→应该抓住的→有罪的；音：可怕吧→被定为有罪很可怕
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
culpable
adj
~ (for sth) deserving blame; blameworthy 应受责备的; 难辞其咎的
I cannot be held culpable (for their mistakes). 不能（把他们的错误）归咎於我.
(law 律) culpable negligence, ie failure to do what one should do 应受惩罚的玩忽行为.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kʌlpәbl]a. 该责备的, 有罪的【法】 应受处罚, 有罪相关词组: hold sb culpable
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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It's find out eventually. It's just a matter of time.
他终究会发觉的。 这只是个时间问题。
Is this a live program?
这是不是现场广播节目？
No, just a few. For example, most Canadians say news [nju:z], but Americans say [nu:z]. We mainly use American words, but we use quite a lot of British words too. We fill our cars with gas, which is American, but we turn on the tap which is British En
没有，只有少数差别。例如，大多数加拿大人把news读成（nju:z），但美国人却读成（nu:z）。我们主要使用美国英语词，但是也使用很多英国英语词汇。我们给汽车加“gas（汽油）”，这是美国英语，但是我们说开“tap（龙头）”，这是英国英语。