apt/liable/likely/prone.导航词义：易于…的

1. apt:adj. 易于…的，有…倾向的.指天生具有做某事的倾向的，常后接动词不定式。

This kind of apple is apt to go bad.

这种苹果容易坏。

Iron is apt to rust.

铁容易生锈。

Jack is apt to be impulsive.

杰克易于冲动。

2. liable:adj. 易…的；易患…的.只作表语，指因习惯或倾向性而易做某事或产生某种问题、患上某 种疾病等的，常后接动词不定式或介词 to。

The dog is liable to bite when angry.

这只狗生气时容易咬人。

This area is liable to flooding.

该地区易遭受水灾。

He is liable to catch a cold.

他易患感冒。

3. likely:adj. 可能的.指可能发生或属实的，强调可能性。

Rain showers are likely tomorrow.

明天可能有阵雨。

What is the most likely cause of the problem?

造成这个问题最有可能的原因是什么？

4. prone:adj. 有…倾向的，易于…的.尤指有发生不好或有害之事倾向的，通常作表语，常后接介词 to 或动词不定式。

He is prone to be/being late.

他容易迟到。

My mother is prone to headaches.

我母亲经常头痛。

Kids are mostly prone to eat junk food.

孩子大多喜欢吃垃圾食品。

全部

1·Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent.

租金由承租人共同且分别承担。《牛津词典》

2·The thinking has gone since the early 1980s, when juries began holding more companies liable for their customers' misfortunes.

自20世纪80年代初以来，人们就一直这么想，当时陪审团开始认为更多的公司应该为其客户的不幸承担责任。

3·You will be liable for any damage caused.

你必须对造成的任何损失负赔偿责任。《牛津词典》

4·Offenders are liable to fines of up to $500.

违者可能被处以最多500元的罚款。《牛津词典》

5·The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.

那座桥随时可能坍塌。《牛津词典》

6·All adult males will be liable for conscription.

所有成年男子都将有义务服兵役。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired.

人在疲劳时都可能出差错。《牛津词典》

8·Such a figure is liable to be attacked as a blasphemer.

这样一个人很容易被人抨击为亵渎神明者。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·You are more liable to injury if you exercise infrequently.

不经常运动就更容易受伤。《牛津词典》

10·Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes.

教育实践活动易出现突然的转向和变化。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

负法律责任

1·When you’re married, you’re liable to have babies, you know.

当你们结婚，你就要对孩子负法律责任，你知道吗？

2·On January 15th the court ruled that a firm could not be held liable for a securities fraud merely because it was a business partner of a company that committed the fraud.

1月15日，法院判决仅因为是证券欺诈企业商业伙伴的公司无须为该证券欺诈负法律责任。

3·Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, What about babies? When you're married, you're liable to have babies, you know.

最后，父亲生气了，就问：“那小孩呢？当你们结婚，你就要对孩子负法律责任，你知道吗？”

4·You are liable for the accident.

你要对这次事故负法律责任。

5·Is a wife liable for her husband's debt?

妻子对丈夫的债务负法律责任吗？

有责任的

1·A liberal librarian should be liable for the library's safety.

一名慷慨的图书管理员对图书馆的安全是有责任的。

2·I'm liable to give reliable reply to the application for supply of apples.

我有责任对申请供应苹果给予可靠答复。

3·Even in such cases, the Seller is still liable to take all possible measures to expedite the delivery of goods.

即使在此情况下，卖方仍有责任采取必要的措施，尽快交货。

易的

1·The two concepts of slag blending ratio in cement and admixing quantity of slag are liable to be confused when producing cement with clinker powder and slag powder.

采用熟料粉、矿渣粉拌和水泥生产工艺，往往易混淆水泥中矿渣粉配比和矿渣掺入量这两个概念。

2·In the implementation of raw silk New Standards, obvious mistakes are found in the existing raw silk gradation methods liable to mislead policy decisions.

在新的生丝标准实施中，现用的生丝定等分析方法存在明显错误，易导致决策措施的失误。

3·Tolerance analysis is investigated under an environment of concurrent design in order to lead to optimized tolerance, as traditional tolerance analysis is often inefficient and liable to mistakes.

研究了并行设计环境下的公差分析以改善传统公差分析效率低且易出错的现状，获得了优化的公差。

4·Borehole problems and drilling accidents are liable to occur while drilling in western blocks in Tuha Oilfield, which is rich in salt lime beds.

吐哈油田西部各区块富含盐膏、膏质泥岩层，钻井时易发生复杂情况与事故。

5·At the same time because cement industry is a regional one and cement is a kind of product which is not good for a long-haul, its market development is liable to be restricted by sale-radial.

同时由于水泥行业是地域性行业，水泥产品是一种不宜长途运输的物资，其市场拓展较易受销售半径的限制。

有倾向的

1·Then there are the civil laws of slander and liable that provide a pragmatic framework of control.

当时，有谣言的民法并且有倾向提供控制的一个实用框架。

(1)liable foradj. 对……有责任

(1)liable to tax应纳税；应课税