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The traditional character 責 combines a top element suggesting a piercing or pressing action with the cowrie shell radical 貝 at the bottom, a symbol of wealth and currency. Its original meaning referred to demanding repayment of a debt, an act that inherently pressures someone to fulfill an obligation. This financial sense gradually broadened to encompass the moral and social concepts of accountability, duty, responsibility, and blame.
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我负责这项任务。
每个人都有责任保护环境。
你不应该责备他人。
公司责令他尽快提交报告。
他的行为将受到法律的责罚。
此事责无旁贷，我们必须完成。
作为监护人，他对孩子的安全负有不可推卸的责任。
面对质询，他详细阐述了各方的权责划分。