negligence

英 ['neɡlɪdʒəns] 美 ['neɡlɪdʒəns]

• n. 疏忽；不修边幅；渎职

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]疏忽，粗心大意

   failure to take enough care over sth that you are responsible for

英英释义

Noun:

1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was sharply reprimanded for his negligence.
   他因玩忽职责而受到严厉的申斥。
2. The accident was due to her negligence.
   这次事故是因她疏忽所致。
3. His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
   他的粗心大意无异於犯罪。
4. He dressed with easy negligence.
   他穿着潇洒随便。
5. He was dismissed on the grounds of negligence.
   他因渎职而遭解雇。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The accident was due to negligence.
   事故是由于粗心大意引起的。

经典引文

• Imputing every deficience to criminal negligence.

  出自： S. Johnson

• Leaving things lying aboutsa habit of infuriating negligence.

  出自： E. Taylor

• The accident was clearly caused by negligence.

  出自：Which?

词汇搭配

• contributory negligence 分担过失
• concurrent negligence 共同过失
• carrier negligence 承运人的疏忽...
• negligence clause 免债条款,免责条款...
• ordinary negligence 一般过失
• gross negligence 显著的疏忽,严重过失...
• medical negligence [法] 医疗事故...
• culpable negligence 有罪过失

词义辨析

n. (名词)

negligence, neglect

• 这两个词都可表示“疏忽”。
• 1.neglect往往着重指行动有“该做而没做”的含意,针对“疏忽或弃置工作”而言,表示有意识地明知故犯; negligence特指人或团体对工作的态度不认真,或责任心不强,疏忽大意、粗心等,往往有经常不注意的意思,表示习性。
• 2.若指人的外表时, neglect是“疏忽”意味较强的用法,表示“邋遢,不整洁的仪表”; negligence只是指“不追求时髦,不专心打扮”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• disregard 不顾
• delinquency （少年）犯罪...
• oversight 疏忽
• neglect 忽略
• carelessness 粗心
• inattention 不注意
• abandonment 放弃
• laxity 松驰
• slackness slack的名词形式...
• casualness 偶然
• forgetfulness 健忘
• nonperformance 不履行
• neglectfulness neglectful的名...