late 13c., coupable, from Old French coupable (12c., Modern French coupable), from Latin culpabilis "worthy of blame," from culpare "to blame," from culpa "crime, fault, blame, guilt, error." English (and for a time French) restored the first Latin -l- in later Middle Ages.
双语例句
1. The judge found the man culpable.
法官认为那个人有罪.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
他们不采取任何行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。
来自辞典例句
3. I cannot be held culpable ( for their mistakes ).
不能 ( 把他们的错误 ) 归咎于我.
来自辞典例句
4. They held him culpable for the offence.
他们认为他有罪应受惩罚.
来自辞典例句
5. At first, he could not get rid of a culpable sense of licence on his part.