【過去問】Roderick was in a car accident last year, but luckily he was not ( ) for any of the damage as it was the other driver’s fault.
【選択肢】impervious, redolent, impalpable, liable
叙述的（じょじゅつてき）ある対象について「～である」と表現する方法。特に、英文法における形容詞の用法で、限定的用法に対して用いられる。
【ひとこと】
responsibleの類語だね。
この過去問は、形容詞＋forという視点を持って解いてみると、正解への近道となりそうだね。つまり、（ ）の後にくる前置詞に着目するのもひとつのテクニックでは。
【英英辞書】 https://www.collinsdictionary.com
ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.
legally bound or obligated, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; responsible
【語源】Etymology https://www.etymonline.com/
mid-15c., "bound or obliged by law," probably from Anglo-French *liable, from Old French lier "to bind, tie up, fasten, tether; bind by obligation" (12c.), from Latin ligare "to bind, to tie" (from PIE root *leig- "to tie, bind"). With -able. Perhaps from an unattested word in Old French or Medieval Latin. General sense of "exposed to" (something undesirable) is from 1590s. Incorrect use for "likely" is attested by 1850.
【イメージ的にどちらかといえばポジティブ・ネガティブ？】※個人的なイメージです。
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【使い方／用例】
be liable for sth
be liable to do sth
be held liable for sth
be held liable to do sth
heldがつくと、責任を「問われる」という意味になるらしい。
責任を問う責任があるとして追及したり責めたてたりすることを意味する表現。責任の所在が明らかでない場合や、責任の度合いが不明瞭な場合になどにも用いられる。
Zaid Jilani: Should Social Media Billionaires Be Held Personally Liable For Riots, Destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiRfZYasaEM
Facebook could be held liable for sex trafficking on its platform, court rules
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/facebook-could-be-held-liable-for-sex-trafficking-platform-court-rules
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook should be liable for 'some content,' but the social giant and other platforms still shouldn't be regulated as publishers or telecom firms
https://www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-facebook-should-be-liable-some-content-2020-11
Amazon not liable for third party's product, says Texas top court
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/amazon-not-liable-third-partys-product-says-texas-top-court-2021-06-28/
Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the authors’ experience and opinions. The authors and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
(Direction and Quality of Light)
Seema Jayachandran and Michael Kremer argue that countries may not be legally liable for “odious” debts.
(The Economics Book)
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