culpability

IPA/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/
KK[kˌʌlpəbˈɪlɪti]IPA/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

culpability — 名詞

1. the degree to which a person can rightly be blamed for an action that caused har

1.名詞C1
釋義

罪責；過失

對某項錯誤行為應承擔的責任程度

the degree to which a person can rightly be blamed for an action that caused harm, damage, or a serious mistake — often used when judging legal or moral responsibility

例句

The court spent three days weighing Manuela's culpability for the warehouse fire.

法院花了三天時間衡量 Manuela 對倉庫大火應負的罪責。

culpability for + noun (event causing harm)

Although Owen admitted some culpability, he insisted the senior engineers were also at fault.

雖然 Owen 承認自己有部分過失，但他堅持資深工程師也有責任。

admit + some culpability (partial blame)

常見搭配
  • admit culpability
  • deny culpability
  • share culpability
  • full culpability
  • partial culpability
  • criminal culpability
  • moral culpability
  • degree of culpability
同義詞
  • blame

    everyday register; 'culpability' is the formal legal/ethical version

  • guilt

    stronger and often emotional; 'culpability' is more analytical and degree-based

  • liability

    focuses on legal or financial responsibility to compensate; 'culpability' focuses on moral wrongdoing

  • fault

    neutral and everyday; 'culpability' implies a judgement has been weighed

反義詞
  • innocence

    complete absence of blame for the wrongdoing in question

文法句型

culpability for + noun

share/admit/deny + culpability

用法筆記

Subject of blame is usually a person, organisation, or institution — not an event or object. More formal than 'blame' or 'fault', and more commonly used in legal proceedings, official inquiries, and journalistic reporting than in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

The storm's culpability for the damage was high.
The storm caused most of the damage.
Culpability requires a moral or legal agent (usually a person or organisation), not a natural event.
He has culpability to finish the report.
He has responsibility to finish the report.
Culpability refers to blame for something bad already done, not a duty to be carried out.

同根字

  • culpable
    形容詞C1
  • culpably
    副詞C2
  • exculpate
    動詞C2
  • inculpate
    動詞C2
  • mea culpa
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • degree of culpability
  • admission of culpability
  • evidence of culpability

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • shift culpability onto
  • accept culpability for
  • share culpability with

介系詞搭配