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。
玩忽职守
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
willful negligence
故意失职；玩忽职守
Willful neglect of one's duty.
遗弃行为；被遗弃的状态
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
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.
The security guard was fired for dereliction of duty after he failed to check the entrance.
那名保安因没有检查入口、玩忽职守而被解雇。
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.
她因经常把年幼的孩子单独留在家里而被批评为未尽父母职责。
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.
他作为救生员的失职使几名游泳者处于危险之中。
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 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。
多用于法律或军事语境，用 in 引出失职发生的具体场合。
He was accused of dereliction in the performance of his duties.
他被指控在执行公务时玩忽职守。
用 it 作形式主语，真正主语是不定式，强调做某事属于失职行为。
It is a dereliction of duty to ignore these warning signs.
忽视这些警告信号是一种失职。
较中性，泛指失职或疏漏，不一定强调主观故意；语气比 dereliction 轻。
兼作名词和动词；常指长期不予重视，如 neglect of duty，表意比 dereliction 宽泛。
较正式、书面，强调不够小心谨慎，多用正式文体，日常口语中少用。
侧重无意疏忽或态度不认真，不强调故意失职，因此不像 dereliction 那样带强烈的指责意味。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dereliction building was finally demolished.
正确表达The derelict building was finally demolished.
将名词 dereliction 误当作形容词来修饰 building；英语中表示“废弃的”应使用形容词 derelict，而 dereliction 是名词，不能作定语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He derelicted his duty and caused the accident.
正确表达He was derelict in his duty and caused the accident.
derelict 是形容词，不是动词，不能直接加 -ed 后接 duty 作谓语；表达“玩忽职守”应使用 be derelict in one's duty 这种形容词加介词的结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was criticized for dereliction in his duty.
正确表达He was criticized for dereliction of duty.
dereliction of duty 是固定搭配，表示“玩忽职守”，介词必须用 of，不能用 in 来表达所属关系。
本词条取“玩忽职守（willful negligence）”义；diligence 指对职责勤恳用心，不用于法律上的“抛弃/遗弃”义。
与 dereliction 的“疏忽职守”相对，强调凭良心严谨履行职责。
指对职守全身心投入，与“玩忽职守”的轻视、懈怠形成对照。
dereliction 是名词，指玩忽职守、遗弃的行为；derelict 是形容词，指人未尽职责或物被遗弃，常搭配 be derelict in one's duty。
delinquency 侧重违法行为、少年犯罪或债务拖欠，也可指失职；dereliction 专指对职责的故意疏忽，不指犯罪行为。
delegation 指将任务或权力委托给别人，或派出的代表团；dereliction 指没有尽到责任，两者拼写相近但含义完全不同。
玩忽职守
He was fired for dereliction of duty.
他因玩忽职守被解雇。
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。
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。
渎职
The governor was accused of dereliction of office.
州长被指控渎职。
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de-（离开，完全）+ relict-（放弃，遗留）+ -ion（名词后缀）；同根词：derelict（被遗弃的；玩忽职守者）、relinquish（放弃）
失职（dereliction）的核心即未能履行应尽的职责。
法律或道德上的义务，失职即未履行该义务。
常与duty搭配指违反职责，与dereliction的失职含义密切相关。
泛指不当或失当行为，失职常被视为一种misconduct。
指未能完成应做的事，与dereliction的‘不作为’含义相关。
失职；未履行职责
The officer was found guilty of dereliction of duty.
这名军官被判犯有玩忽职守罪。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.