blameworthiness
blameworthiness — 名詞
1. the condition of being responsible for something wrong and therefore deserving c
應受指責
有過錯而應承擔責任的狀態
the condition of being responsible for something wrong and therefore deserving criticism or punishment
The court debated the blameworthiness of Nellie's actions throughout the trial.
法庭在整個審判過程中辯論了 Nellie 的行為是否應受指責。
collocation: blameworthiness of [someone's] actions
Jisoo accepted the blameworthiness of her mistake and apologized sincerely.
Jisoo 承認自己的錯誤應受指責，並真誠道歉。
The report questions the blameworthiness of the company's senior leadership after the data leak.
數據洩露後，該報告質疑公司高層的應受指責程度。
formal register: questions the blameworthiness of
Determining blameworthiness requires a careful look at what each person knew.
判定應受指責與否，需要仔細檢視每個人當時知道什麼。
gerund subject: determining blameworthiness requires
Padma struggled with feelings of blameworthiness after the accident at work.
工作事故後，Padma 為自己應受指責的感覺所困擾。
- assess blameworthiness
- determine blameworthiness
- question the blameworthiness of
- degree of blameworthiness
- culpability
more common in legal contexts; same level of formality
- guilt
can refer to the feeling as well as the fact; blameworthiness is only about the fact of being at fault
- fault
less formal, more common in everyday English
- blamelessness
the direct opposite — not deserving any blame
- innocence
freedom from guilt; a more common word than blameworthiness
用法筆記
Common in legal and philosophical writing. In everyday speech, people more often say someone 'was at fault' or 'was to blame' rather than use this abstract noun.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- degree of blameworthiness
- question of blameworthiness
- assessment of blameworthiness
常用片語
- admit one's blameworthiness
- establish the blameworthiness of