liable

• adj.責任がある、責任がある；罪がある；素因がある；影響を受けやすい

ラテン語のligare（縛る、結びつける）から。語源的にはligament（靭帯）、oblige（義務）と同じ。

liable

liable: [15] Today’s main meaning of liable, ‘likely to’, is a comparatively recent development. Its primary sense is ‘legally bound or obliged’ (as in ‘liable for someone else’s debts’), which goes right back to the word’s ultimate source, Latin ligāre ‘tie’. Its Old French descendant lier is assumed to have give rise to an Anglo-Norman derivative *liable, literally ‘bindable’, which English took over.

Other English words that come ultimately from ligāre include ally, liaison [17], lien [16] (etymologically a ‘bond’), ligament [14], ligature [14], oblige, religion, and rely.
=> ally, liaison, lien, ligament, ligature, oblige, religion, rely

liable (adj.)

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," from Latin ligare "to bind, to tie" (see ligament). With -able. General sense of "exposed to" (something undesirable) is from 1590s. Incorrect use for "likely" is attested by 1886.

1. Offenders will be liable to a seven-year prison term.

違反者には懲役7年を言い渡すことができる。

2.Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes.

教育実践には突然の変化と改革がよく見られる。

3.Such a figure is liable to be attacked as a blasphemer.

のような人は、神を冒涜すると非難されやすい。

4.Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease.

テナントが物件を転貸する場合、彼らは責任を負う。

5.You know you are liable to be cross-examined mercilessly about the assault.

彼らがこの人身侵害事件について容赦なく尋問する可能性があることを知っておく必要があります。