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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we need to put together volunteers
我们需要募集义工
Such beginning, such ending.
有怎样的开始，就有怎样的结束。
Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.
因为蛇有毒液不是用来对付人的，而是对付它的猎物，诸如鼠类，毒液对这些猎物会立刻起作用。