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    libel 对比 liable
    分析 词典对比 组词对比
  • Liable】 means legally responsible or likely.

    • You will be 【liable】 for any damage caused.
    • The court ruled he could not be held personally 【liable】 for his wife’s debts.
    • We’re all 【liable】 to make mistakes when we’re tired.
    • The bridge is 【liable】 to collapse at any moment.

    Libel】 is damaging someone’s reputation in print or other media.

    • He claimed he had been libelled in an article the magazine had published.
    • The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation.
    • If the jury decided there was a 【libel】 , it would have to consider its effect on Miss Smith’s position.
    • The film breached the criminal 【libel】 laws.

    Lible】 is not a word.

    Slander】 is an oral statement that damages a person’s reputation.

    • He angrily accused the investigators of slandering both him and his family.
    • He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the Prime Minister.
    • He was the kind of person who would flatter you to your face, and then 【slander】 you behind your back.

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