negligent
英 ['neɡl?d??nt]
美['n?ɡl?d??nt]
- adj. 疏忽的；粗心大意的
TEM8TOEFL低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?negligently;
中文詞源
negligent 疏忽的，過失的
來自neglect,忽視。引申詞義疏忽，失職。
英文詞源
- negligent (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French negligent "careless, negligent" (13c.) or directly from Latin negligentem "heedless, careless, unconcerned" (see negligence). Related: Negligently.
雙語例句
- 1. Retrospectively, it seems as if they probably were negligent.
- 回想起來，他們似乎很可能疏忽了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand.
- 勞拉隨意揮了揮左手算是聽到了這個贊揚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Council had acted in a negligent manner.
- 市政會的做法屬于失職。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident.
- 校方疏忽了，沒有向這孩子的父母通報這件事。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.
- 委員會聽說他玩忽職守.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》