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Journalist and Saudi government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed at a Saudi consulate in Turkey in early October.
记者兼沙特政府评论家贾马尔·哈苏吉10月初在沙特驻土耳其领事馆被杀。
Culpable. Khashoggi went to the consulate to get documents needed for his planned marriage.
负有责任的。哈苏吉去领事馆拿自己结婚所需的文件。
Weeks later, Saudi Arabia admitted he was killed inside the building.
几周后,沙特阿拉伯承认哈苏吉在领事馆大楼内被杀。
It said that 18 people were arrested in connection with a plot to kill him.
据说有18人因涉嫌密谋杀害他而被捕。
Turkey says people close to the Saudi leadership are culpable for his death.
土耳其表示,与沙特领导人关系密切的人应该为哈苏吉的死亡负责。
If a person or a group is culpable of an action, they are responsible for it.
如果一个人或一个团体对某一行为负有责任,意思就是他们对此负责。
Culpable also means being guilty of doing something wrong.
“Culpable”还指因做错事而有罪。