liable
US /ˈlaɪəbəl/
・UK /ˈlaɪəbl/
A2 初級英檢高級多益
adj.形容詞容易
I am liable to sickness, because I teach sick children
adj.形容詞有責任
He is the person liable for hitting my house
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第三集｜夏綠蒂·勃朗特《簡愛》有聲書（第12-16章） (Part 3 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 12-16))
- Justly thought, rightly said, Miss Eyre: and at this moment I am paving hell with energy." "Sir?" "I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint: certainly my associates' pursuits shall be other than they have been." "And better?" "And better: so much better as pure aura is than foul dross." "You seem to doubt me: I don't doubt myself: I know what my aim is, what my motives are: and at this moment I pass a law, unalterable as that of the Medes and Persians, that both are right." "They cannot be, sir, if they require a new statute to legalize them." "They are, Miss Eyre: though they absolutely require a new statute, unheard-of combinations of circumstances demand unheard-of rules." "That sounds a dangerous maxim, sir: because one can see at once that it is liable to abuse." "Sententious sage: so it is: but I swear by my household gods not to abuse it." "You are human and fallible." "I am: so are you: what then?" "The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divine and perfect alone can be safely entrusted." "What power?" "That of saying of any strange, unsanctioned line of action: Let it be right." "Let it be right: the very words: you have pronounced them." "May it be right, then!" I said, as I rose, deeming it useless to continue a discourse which was all darkness to me;
現在十八歲了？」我點頭同意。
- Justly thought, rightly said, Miss Eyre: and at this moment I am paving hell with energy." "Sir?" "I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint: certainly my associates' pursuits shall be other than they have been." "And better?" "And better: so much better as pure aura is than foul dross." "You seem to doubt me: I don't doubt myself: I know what my aim is, what my motives are: and at this moment I pass a law, unalterable as that of the Medes and Persians, that both are right." "They cannot be, sir, if they require a new statute to legalize them." "They are, Miss Eyre: though they absolutely require a new statute, unheard-of combinations of circumstances demand unheard-of rules." "That sounds a dangerous maxim, sir: because one can see at once that it is liable to abuse." "Sententious sage: so it is: but I swear by my household gods not to abuse it." "You are human and fallible." "I am: so are you: what then?" "The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divine and perfect alone can be safely entrusted." "What power?" "That of saying of any strange, unsanctioned line of action: Let it be right." "Let it be right: the very words: you have pronounced them." "May it be right, then!" I said, as I rose, deeming it useless to continue a discourse which was all darkness to me;
「你看，算術很有用；沒有它的幫助，我幾乎無法
為什麼我們要花很長時間才能瞭解自己有多糟糕？ (Why It Can Take Us So Long to Understand How Unwell We Are)
- This priority can last for a very long time indeed. After all, a sense of external security isn't remotely assured for most of us until we've settled in a career, built up some capital, bought a home, found a spouse, maybe had some children, by which time we might be in our forties or fifties. Yet our excellence at survival doesn't take away from the basic fact of our situation. We have been born into a mess. We have the ingredients of madness inside us. We have been unmoored by cruelty. We are, quietly, in the recesses of our soul, close to insanity at points, the ineluctable result of too much suffering encountered too soon. But as the external world gets ever safer for us, the internal world has a chance to feel as troubled as it has always been. We may feel far stranger inside at forty than at twenty, even though the causes of our disturbances lie in events far closer to the latter date than the former. Eventually, the pent-up fear and sadness are liable to find a way through. We'll start to do something odd, write long letters to strangers, or crash the car, or sob in public, or develop a certainty that the government is following us. The legacy of the unkindness of which we have been the recipients begins to emerge. With any luck, we may soon enough wind up in a clinic or the consulting room of an experienced therapist and here have a chance to find out more about the sadness and loss that have been inside us since the start. We may finally feel safe enough to let out a very long scream and meet with the love and understanding that were our due from the start.
這種優先權可能會持續很長一段時間。畢竟，對於我們中的大多數人來說，在事業穩定下來、積累了一定的資本、買了房子、找到了配偶、也許有了孩子之前，外部安全感是無法保證的，到那時我們可能已經四五十歲了。然而，我們出色的生存能力並不能掩蓋我們處境的基本事實。我們生來就是一團糟。我們的內心充滿了瘋狂的成分。我們因殘酷而失去自我。我們的靈魂深處悄悄地接近瘋狂，這是過早遭遇太多痛苦的必然結果。然而，當外部世界對我們越來越安全時，我們的內心世界卻有機會像以往一樣感到不安。四十歲時，我們的內心可能會比二十歲時陌生得多，儘管造
- Eventually, the pent-up fear and sadness are liable to find a way through.
為什麼有些人明明渴望愛，卻又害怕靠近？（Those Who Are Terrified of Love）
- So the insight is this: if you are a little unlucky, you are liable to come across someone in your love life who will be sweet and charming and tell you with great sincerity that they want a relationship.
所以，這個洞見是：如果你有點不幸，很有可能在你的感情生活中遇到一個甜美迷人的人，並帶著極大的誠意告訴你，他們想要一段關係。
- if you are a little unlucky, you are liable to come across someone in your love life who will be sweet and charming
你會告訴朋友你找到了真命天子。
【CNN 10】里程碑裁決將重塑社群媒體、全球海運危機再起、最新太空探索突破 | 2026年3月27日（The landmark verdict that could reshape social media | March 27, 2026）
- A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in the case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.
加州陪審團裁定 Meta 和 YouTube 在所有指控中都有責任，這些指控聲稱這兩家科技巨頭故意讓一名年輕女子上癮並損害她的心理健康。
- We start with the trial and landmark case that could change the landscape of social media: a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in the case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.
加州陪審團裁定 Meta 和 YouTube 在所有指控中都有責任，這些指控聲稱這兩家科技巨頭故意讓一名年輕女子上癮並損害她的心理健康。
英國零食 Jaffa Cake 到底是餅乾還是蛋糕？看看官司之後法官如何判決！（A Cake or a Biscuit? - The Lengthy and Expensive Saga of the Jaffa Cake）
- This led to an embitted court battle between the British government and Mukviddis in 1991, when British Customs and Excise decided that Jaffa Cakes should be reclassified as chocolate-covered biscuits and hence be liable to the standard rate of VAT.
這導致了 1991 年英國政府和 McVities 餅乾製造公司間的一場激烈法庭鬥爭，
- when British Customs and Excise decided that Jaffa Cakes should be reclassified as chocolate-covered biscuits and, hence, be liable to the standard rate of VAT.
當英國海關與消費稅局決定 Jaffa Cakes 應該被重新歸類為巧克力覆蓋的餅乾，因此必須支付一般標準的增值稅。
人生課題：關於我們又愛又恨的自尊心 (Self-Esteem)
- Similarly, yet more darkly, you might have grown up in ostensibly privileged circumstances—but if your same-sex parent made a few hundred million and you're only managing to pull in a middle-class salary, you're liable never quite to shake off a haunting feeling that you're a disgrace.
反而與一種特別的、較內心、主觀的邏輯比較有關
- you're liable never quite to shake off the haunting feeling that you're a disgrace.
你永遠都會擺脫不了「你是個恥辱」的感受
美國法院判決：YouTube 和 Meta 打造令人上癮的平臺！BBC Learning English 帶你瞭解新聞 (US Court: YouTube and Meta build addictive platforms: BBC Learning English from the News)
- Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial.
Meta 和 YouTube 在社群媒體成癮的審判中被判有責。
- Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial.
Meta 和 YouTube 在社群媒體成癮的審判中被判有責。