answerable /ˈænsərəbəɫ/ Brit /ˈɑːnsərəbəɫ/ adjective /ˈænsərəbəɫ/ Brit /ˈɑːnsərəbəɫ/
adjective
Learner's definition of ANSWERABLE
1 not used before a noun
a : required to explain actions or decisions to someone应向(某人)负责 -
Political leaders need to be answerable to [=accountable to] the people they represent.政治领袖需要对他们所代表的人民负责。
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a powerful businesswoman who seems to think that she's answerable to no one一位似乎认为自己不用向任何人负责的强势女企业家
b : responsible for something负有责任的 2
: capable of being answered可答复的;可驳斥的