1. （应负的）责任，（应履行）的义务
2. 【会】负债，债务，欠债
3. （ 易于...的）倾向
4. 不利条件， 不利因素
5. 惹麻烦的人
6. 负担， 包袱，束缚
7. 妨碍
8. 可能性

1. [U]责任,义务;倾向 state of being liable
2. [P]债务 debts;financial obligations
3. [C]〈口〉妨碍,不利 handicap

1. the state of being legally obliged and responsible

2. an obligation to pay money to another party

3. the quality of being something that holds you back

1.累赘；负累；负担
If you say that someone or something isa liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment.

e.g. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him aliability.
随着总统的声望持续下跌，他们显然开始视他为负累。
e.g. ...what was once a vote catching policy, is now a politicalliability.
这一曾经吸引选票的政策，如今成了政治上的负累。

2.负债；债务
A company's or organization'sliabilities are the sums of money which it owes.

e.g. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million.
这家公司资产为1.38亿美元，负债为1.205亿美元。

3. see also: liable

1. liability的反义词

1. 负债：经济的规模远大过政府的财富. 银行的运作模式 就是以自身信誉为担保,通过存款、贷款的时间差、风 险差来赚钱. 杠杆借贷是银行业务的核心,其实没有一 个政府真正有实力在本国银行倒闭时,100%赔偿银行负 债(liability)的.