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(gè)贊揚(yáng)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Council had acted in a negligent manner.
市政會(huì)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(bào)這件事。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.