Culpable
[ 'kʌlpəbl ]
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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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You don't seem to like my ideas, so tell me what do you think?
看来你似乎不太喜欢我的主意，那可以告诉我你的想法吧？
I still have to fill 16 hours in my major.
我必须重修主修科目16小时。
For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床。