核心畫面

You can picture responsible as: a line that connects a person to a thing, so that the thing 'answers back' to that person. Whatever happens to the thing, the person is the one it points to — the one who must answer for it. From that single line grow two directions: looking forward (this is yours to take care of) and looking backward (this happened because of you, so explain it).

可以想成:在一個人和一件事之間拉了一條線,這件事「會回頭找這個人」。事情好或壞,最後都指向他——他就是那個要出來回答更多收起可以想成:在一個人和一件事之間拉了一條線,這件事「會回頭找這個人」。事情好或壞,最後都指向他——他就是那個要出來回答的人。從這條線往兩個方向長:往前看是「這件事歸我照顧」,往後看是「這件事是因為我才發生,我得交代」。

Four branches

歸我管/我來照顧

這是往前看的那條線:某件事、某個人現在歸你管,由你來照看。

in charge of · adjective · B2

Having the job or duty to be in charge of someone or something, or to look after them.

負責的

事情回頭找你(過錯/成因)

這是往後看的那條線:事情已經發生,順著線回頭,源頭指向你——可能是你的錯,也可能只是你造成的。

at fault · adjective · B2

Being the one who caused something bad, like an accident or mistake, so it is your fault.

該負責的

要向上交代

把那條線畫成「向上」的:你做的事要回報給上面管你的人,由他來檢視。

accountable to · adjective · B2

Having to explain what you do to a person who is in charge of your work.

對…負責的

靠得住的人

從「願意扛起那條線」的人,引申成一種性格:這種人做事穩、判斷好,所以你放心把事交給他。

trustworthy/sensible · adjective · B2

Sensible and able to make good choices, so other people can trust you.

可靠的

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

responsibleadj/ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/

  • 1

    Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.

    • Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
  • 2

    Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.

    • Who is responsible for this mess?
    • […]Karius was a danger to his own team, responsible for Madrid’s two other goals and last seen wandering aimlessly around the pitch – alone, distraught and clearly traumatised – to ask forgiveness, hands clasped, from the thousands of Liverpool supporters.
  • 3

    Answerable to (a superior).

  • 4

    Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.

    • She has a responsible position in the firm.
  • 5

    Having good judgment in decision-making.

    • But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
  • 6

    Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.

    • He looks like a responsible guy.
  • 7

    Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.

responsiblenoun/ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/

  • 1

    archaicThe person who bears the responsibility for something.

    • Were this not so, long since would we have traced directly home the responsibility for the war on Freedom in the Philippines. Long since, would we have hanged the responsibles as traitors to our country.
  • 2

    entertainmentlifestyletheaterAn actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.

    • […] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]
    • 'Well, the Cardinal is the heavy part, isn't it?' 'I know.' 'Then,' said I, 'you'd better go'; and one of the Responsibles took it on, and was perfect on the night.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。