(of a person, organization, or institution) required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible (人,组织,机构)应负责任的;负有责任的 ministers are accountable to Parliament. 部长们对议会负责。 parents cannot be held accountable for their children's actions. 不能要求父母对其孩子的行为负责。
explicable; understandable 可解释的;可理解的 the delayed introduction of characters' names is accountable, if we consider that names have a low priority. 推迟介绍人物姓名是可以理解的,如果我们认为名字较次要的话。