As a team leader, you are accountable for the project's success or failure.
作为团队负责人，你对项目的成功或失败负有责任。
Students are accountable for turning in their own work.
学生要对交上自己的作业负责。
The mayor promised to hold the company accountable for the pollution.
市长承诺追究该公司的污染责任。
A good leader is accountable to the people she serves.
好的领导者要对她所服务的人负责。
Which word is the best synonym for “accountable”?
A — responsible. “accountable” means adj. responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself
A good leader holds herself ______ for the team's mistakes.
D — accountable. “accountable” means adj. responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself
accountable — adj. responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself. In Chinese: 负有责任的, 应做解释的.
accountable is pronounced /əˈkaʊntəbl/. It breaks into 4 syllables: ac · count · a · ble.
“accountable” means responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself. Examples: (1) As a team leader, you are accountable for the project's success or failure. (2) Students are accountable for turning in their own work. (3) The mayor promised to hold the company accountable for the pollution. (4) A good leader is accountable to the people she serves.
responsible, liable, answerable, culpable — all close in meaning to accountable (adj. responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself).
Yes. accountable appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
account (accounts) + able (capable) → a person capable of managing accounts must be responsible, accountable.