In a transparent democracy, public officials must remain accountable to citizens for their policy decisions and use of funds.
在透明的民主制度中，公职人员必须就政策决定和资金使用向公民负责。
Which choice best defines “accountable”?
C — Responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself. “accountable” means responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself.
Which word means “responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself”?
A — accountable. “accountable” means responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself.
accountable — 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/.
In a transparent democracy, public officials must remain accountable to citizens for their policy decisions and use of funds. (在透明的民主制度中，公职人员必须就政策决定和资金使用向公民负责。)
responsible, answerable, liable — all close in meaning to accountable (responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself).
irresponsible, unaccountable — each the opposite of accountable (responsible for actions or decisions; required to explain oneself).
Yes. accountable is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
account (accounts) + able (capable) → a person capable of managing accounts must be responsible, accountable.