English-Thai Dictionary

accountable

ADJ ที่ สามารถ อธิบาย ได้  explainable ti-sa-mat-a-ti-bai-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACCOUNTABLE

a. 1. Liable to be called to account; answerable to a superior.
Every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Subject to pay, or make good, in case of loss. A sheriff is accountable, as bailiff and receiver of goods.
Accountable for, that may be explained. [Not elegant. ]

 

ACCOUNTABLENESS

n.Liableness to answer or to give account; the state of being answerable, or liable to the payment of money or damages.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACCOUNTABLE

ACCOUNTABLE Ac *count "a *ble, a.

 

1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

 

2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion. .. intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.

 

Syn. -- Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.

 

ACCOUNTABLENESS

ACCOUNTABLENESS Ac *count "a *ble ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

accountable

ac count a ble |əˈkountəbəl əˈkaʊn (t )əbəl | ▶adjective 1 (of a person, organization, or institution ) required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible: government must be accountable to its citizens | parents could be held accountable for their children's actions. 2 explicable; understandable: the delayed introduction of characters' names is accountable, if we consider that names have a low priority.

 

Oxford Dictionary

accountable

ac ¦count |able |əˈkaʊntəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible: ministers are accountable to Parliament | parents cannot be held accountable for their children's actions. 2 able to be explained or understood. DERIVATIVES accountably adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

accountable

accountable adjective 1 the government was held accountable for the food shortage: responsible, liable, answerable; to blame. 2 the game's popularity is barely accountable: explicable, explainable; understandable, comprehensible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

accountable

accountable adjective 1 the government was held accountable for the food shortage: responsible, liable, answerable, chargeable; to blame. ANTONYMS unaccountable. 2 ministers are accountable to parliament: answerable, responsible, reporting, subject; under the charge of, bound to obey, obeying, bound by. 3 the game's popularity is barely accountable: explicable, explainable; understandable, comprehensible, intelligible, definable, reasonable, unsurprising.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

accountable

ac c ó unt a ble 形容詞 〖通例be ～〗1 〈人が 〉【人に /行動などについて 】(説明する )責任がある «to /for » (→responsible )▸ The president was not held accountable for his actions .大統領は自らの行動の責任を問われることはなかった 2 〈物 事が 〉説明可能な ; 理解できる ; もっともな .