Word · Frequency #18829
dereliction
玩忽职守
核心释义
willful negligence
- 1.
故意失职；玩忽职守
Willful neglect of one's duty.
- 2.
遗弃行为；被遗弃的状态
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
- 3.
因水位线变化而露出水面的土地
Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
抛弃物；抛弃；遗弃；放弃；故意失职；玩忽职守；遗弃行为；被遗弃的状态；因水位线变化而露出水面的土地
用法In use
The security guard was fired for dereliction of duty after he failed to check the entrance.
用法提示：dereliction 是名词，意为‘玩忽职守’，常与 of duty 连用。
She was criticized for dereliction of parental duty because she often left her young children alone.
用法提示：dereliction 为名词，此处指‘玩忽职守、失职’，与 parental duty 搭配。
His dereliction as a lifeguard put several swimmers in danger.
用法提示：dereliction 是名词，表示‘失职’，后接 as 说明具体身份或岗位。
dereliction of duty
dereliction of duty 是常见固定搭配，通常作不可数名词，指严重或故意失职。
The officer was dismissed for dereliction of duty.
这名警官因玩忽职守被开除。
dereliction in the performance of duty
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dereliction of duty
- 玩忽职守
- He was fired for dereliction of duty.他因玩忽职守被解雇。
- gross dereliction
- 严重失职
- The report found gross dereliction by the safety inspectors.报告发现安全检查员严重失职。
- dereliction of responsibility
- 失职；不负责任
- Leaving the injured hiker behind was a dereliction of responsibility.把受伤的徒步者抛下是不负责任的表现。
- dereliction of office
- 渎职
- The governor was accused of dereliction of office.州长被指控渎职。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 dereliction 想成“derelict（被遗弃的）+ 职责”：工作被像弃物一样丢在一旁、不去照看，就是玩忽职守/抛弃。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、官方报告、正式演讲 dereliction 多用于正式或书面语境，常指‘玩忽职守’（dereliction of duty），在法律或官方文本中比较常见，口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dereliction 押韵的有 affliction、infliction、friction、conviction，均以 /ɪkʃən/ 结尾（重读元音为 /ɪ/）。注意 affliction 和 infliction 拼写含 -fliction，但发音与 -liction 相同。拼写近似的 election 读 /ɪˈlɛkʃən/，元音为 /ɛ/，不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.