英语短语 "undertake responsibility for" 的核心含义是 "承担对……的责任" 或 "为……负责",强调主动或正式地接受某件事的责任(通常涉及义务、后果或管理)。
undertake:意为"承担(任务、责任);从事",强调"主动接手"或"正式承诺"的动作;
responsibility for:"对……的责任",其中"for"引出责任的对象(可以是人、事、物或行为)。
该短语的常见结构为:主语(人/组织) + undertake responsibility for + 责任对象(名词、代词、动名词短语等)。
通过不同场景的例子,更直观理解用法:
As an adult, you must undertake responsibility for your own decisions.
(作为成年人,你必须为自己的决定负责。)
He finally agreed to undertake responsibility for his mistake.
(他最终同意为自己的错误承担责任。)
The new CEO will undertake responsibility for turning the company around.
(新任CEO将承担起扭转公司局面的责任。)
She was promoted to undertake responsibility for the marketing department.
(她被提拔负责市场部。)
The school refuses to undertake responsibility for students' off-campus activities.
(学校拒绝为学生的校外活动负责。)
The government must undertake responsibility for improving public healthcare.
(政府必须承担改善公共医疗的责任。)
They undertook responsibility for organizing the charity event.
(他们承担了组织慈善活动的责任。)
The team leader will undertake responsibility for training new employees.
(团队 leader 将负责培训新员工。)
该短语与 "take responsibility for" 意思几乎一致(均表示"承担责任"),但 "undertake" 更正式,常用于书面语或严肃场景(如职场、法律、官方声明);而 "take" 更口语化。
"undertake responsibility for" 是正式表达责任承担的短语,核心是"主动接受对某对象的责任",适用于个人、工作、组织等场景,后接责任的具体对象(人/事/动作)。