Word · Frequency #25281
heedless
/ˈhiːdlis/
adjective
不留心的；疏忽的；漫不经心的
Lacking attention or care; not noticing or thinking about something.
- 1.
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
不注意的；不留心的；粗心的；疏忽的。
- 2.
marked by or paying little heed or attention; --Franklin D. Roosevelt
疏忽的；不留心的
- 3.
characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton
漫不经心的；漠不关心的
不注意的；不留心的；粗心的；疏忽的。；疏忽的；不留心的；漫不经心的；漠不关心的；不注意的；不留心的
In use
He drove heedless of the speed limit and almost caused an accident.
She remained heedless of the warning signs posted around the construction site.
His heedless spending habits quickly drained his savings account.
We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics
heedless of danger
heedless of the child's crying
the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes
heedless of sth
Connections
Collocations
- heedless of danger
- 不顾危险的
- He rushed into the burning house, heedless of danger.他冲进着火的房子，不顾危险。
- heedless of consequences
- 不顾后果的
- She made the decision heedless of the consequences.她做了这个决定，不顾后果。
- heedless of advice
- 不听劝告的；无视忠告的
- He went ahead with the plan, heedless of his friends' advice.他不顾朋友们的劝告，继续执行那个计划。
- heedless disregard
- 漠然不顾；轻率的漠视
- The company showed heedless disregard for environmental regulations.该公司对环境法规表现出漠然不顾的态度。
- heedless of warning
- 无视警告的
- The hikers proceeded heedless of the storm warning.徒步者们无视暴风雨警报，继续前行。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
heed 是“注意”，heedless 是“没注意”。想象一个 heedless 的人走路不看路，一脚踩进泥坑。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose 这个词比较正式，多用于书面语或文学作品中，口语里较少见。常搭配 heedless of 使用，表示“不注意、忽视”的意思。
Grammar Note
常与of连用，后接名词或动名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 heedless /ˈhiːdlɪs/ 押韵的词有 needless /ˈniːdlɪs/ 和 seedless /ˈsiːdlɪs/。注意：careless, useless, helpless 也以 -less 结尾，但重读音节元音不同，不押韵，不要仅凭拼写类推发音。
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