accountable

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·count·a·ble /əˈkaʊntəbəl/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun]  RESPONSIBLEresponsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticized for them 负有责任的accountable to The government should be accountable to all the people of the country. 政府应当对全体国民负责。accountable for Managers must be accountable for their decisions. 管理人员必须对自己作出的决定负责。 The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives. 医院应当对医护质量负责。 —accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

accountable• An increase in transfer of power from the state to local government would also make institutions more accountable.• Their living conditions are getting worse year by year, politicians are corrupt, often are not held accountable.• It will all without question make the schools and LEAs more accountable, at least in terms of pupil performance, to parents and public.• And they will be held accountable for doing so.• The major resource users, doctors, were not held accountable for spending taxpayers' money.• How can doctors be made more accountable for the resources they use and what kind of incentives are appropriate?• But I know that you fellows hold me accountable for what I write and what I say.• His remedy, modest given his rhetoric, is that professors should be held more accountable for what they do.accountable to• Corporate management is accountable to the company's shareholders.

ac·count·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable  

responsible effects Corpus and the to for your actions of willing

accountable
ac‧count‧a‧ble /əˈkaʊntəbəl/ adjective [not before noun]
responsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticized for them
    accountable to
    The government should be accountable to all the people of the country.
    accountable for
    Managers must be accountable for their decisions.
    The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.
—accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti, əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

ac·count·ableBrE /əˈkaʊntəbl/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkaʊntəbl/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked （对自己的决定、行为）负有责任，有说明义务◆~ to sb Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. 从政者最终是向选民负责。🔊🔊◆~ for sth Someone must be held accountable for the killings. 必须有人要对这些凶杀事件负责。🔊🔊▸ ac·count·abil·ity BrE /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) ◆the accountability of a company's directors to the shareholders公司董事向股东所负之责